The Promotion of Teachers' Work Happiness Based on Sanggahavatthu 4 Principles under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Abstract

This research aimed to achieve three objectives: 1) to study the current state of promotion of teachers' work happiness under the secondary educational service area office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, 2) to examine methods for promotion of teachers' work happiness based on four Sanggahavatthus under the secondary educational service area office, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and 3) to propose guidelines for promotion of teachers' work happiness based on four Sanggahavatthus under the secondary educational service area office, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, A mixed-method research design was employed. Quantitative data were collected from 234 school administrators and teachers using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation. Qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interview with seven experts, and content analysis was used to identify appropriate guidelines for promoting happiness in the workplace.

The results of the study found that 1) the state of promoting teachers' happiness in their work under the secondary educational service area office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya was found to be at a high level overall. When categorized by aspects, the levels of satisfaction, ranked from highest to lowest, were as follows love for work, recognition, interpersonal relationships, quality of work life, and work success. 2. The study of methods for promoting teachers' happiness in their work according to the four Sanggahavatthus under the secondary educational service area office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya revealed the following findings 1) Love for work, 2) recognition of teachers' opinions, 3) interpersonal relationship, 4) quality of work life, 5) work success. 3. Guidelines for promoting teachers' happiness in their work based on the four Sanggahavatthus under the secondary educational service area office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya include the following: 1) work success, 2) recognition, 3) love for work, 4) Interpersonal relationships, and 5) quality of work life.