Relationship between Effectiveness of Private Schools in Pathum Thani Province and Job Satisfaction of Teachers

Abstract

                 The purposes of this research were to 1) study effectiveness of private schools in Pathum Thani province; 2) study job satisfaction of teachers; 3) compare job satisfaction of teachers as classified by gender, age, educational qualification, period of employment, monthly income, and school size; and 4) study the relationship between effectiveness of private schools in Pathum Thani province and job satisfaction of teachers. The research sample consisted of 232 teachers from private schools in Pathum Thani province, obtained by simple random sampling. The employed research instrument was a questionnaire dealing with effectiveness of private schools and job satisfaction of teachers. Statistical analysis methods used to analyze the data were the frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test for independent samples, F-test (One-way ANOVA), and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The research results showed that 1) effectiveness of private schools in Pathum Thani province was rated at the high level; 2) job satisfaction of teachers was rated at the high level; 3) no statistically significant difference was found in the levels of job satisfaction of teachers with different genders, ages, educational qualifications, employment periods, monthly incomes, and school sizes; and 4) effectiveness of private schools in Pathum Thani province correlated positively at the high level with job satisfaction of teachers.