Motivation of Government Teacher’s Performance, Latphrao District Office, Bangkok

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the performance motivation of government teachers in Latphrao District Office, Bangkok, and 2) to compare the level of motivation of government teachers in performance, Latphrao district office, Bangkok, classified by gender, age, education level and work experience. The questionnaire was used as the research tool. The population was 267 civil servants in academic field, with a sample size of 162 according to Crazy Morgan's table. Proportions were drawn from six schools and randomized by simple sampling. Data were analyzed using statistics, frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, one-way test and analysis of variance.

The study showed that most of the government teachers were female, aged not over 30 years old, with a bachelor's degree and no more than 10 years of work experience. As for the motivation of government teachers in performance, Latphrao district office, Bangkok, it was found that the overall motivation was at a high level. When considering each aspect, the success in work came first, followed by the responsibility, the nature of work performed, the acceptance and the progress in position respectively. Regarding the results of the hypothesis test, it was found that the government teachers who had differences in gender, age, and working experience had different level of motivation for performance. Concerning the education, the difference was statistically insignificant at the 0.05 level.