THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER EMPOWERMENT AND COMMITMENT OF TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS UNDER NONG BUA LAM PHU PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

This research aimed to study the teacher empowerment and teacher commitment in schools under Nong Bua Lam Phu  Primary Educational  Service Area  Office 2 which the research purposes were to : 1) explore the teacher empowerment in the schools, 2) find out the teacher commitment in the schools, and 3) study the relationship between the teacher empowerment and teacher commitment. The 1,130 population, and the 291 research samples comprised of teachers drawn from Nong Bua Lam Phu  Primary  Educational  Service Area  Office 2. A rating scale questionnaire was used for data collection and the statistics applied for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.

              The research findings were as follows: 1) The overall aspect of the teacher empowerment in the schools was found at a high level. The aspect of the leadership was the highest mean and followed by the participation in making decision while the lowest mean was the motivation. 2) The teacher commitment was found in overall aspect at a high level. The highest mean was professional commitment then the commitment of the learners’ learning respectively.  The lowest mean was the commitment to the school. 3) The teachers’ empowerment was positively associated with the teachers’ commitment at a moderate level with the statistical significance at .01 level.