A study of the relationship between the decision-making style of the elementary school principals and their teachers' job satisfaction in two districts in Thailand

Abstract

This study attempted to determine the relationship between the decision-making styles of elementary school principals, as perceived by their teachers, and the teachers’ job satisfaction. The schools studied were from Khate Pratumwon. Bangkok, and Amphur Muang Samutsakhon, Samutsakhon, Thailand. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: (1) What decision-making style is most frequently perceived? (2) What is the decision-making style most frequently preferred by the teachers in Khate Pratumwon and Amphur Muang Samutsakhon? (3) Is there a relationship between the decision-making style perceived and preferred by teachers in Khate Pratumwon and in Amphur Muang Samutsakhon? (4) What styles are preferred by the teachers who perceive a given decision-making style? (5) Is there any relationship between the principals’ decision-making styles and teachers’ job satisfaction?

The Job Satisfaction Survey used twenty selected items from the instrument used in Prias’ thesis, “A Study of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and School Climate,” which was taken from Johnson’s Job Satisfaction Scales.