Strategic Leadership of School Administrators Influencing Teachers’ Work Motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office

Background and Aims: The lack of knowledge and understanding of strategic leadership management among school administrators is a critical issue, as strategic leadership plays a vital role in driving effective human resource management that aligns with job responsibilities. This enables teachers and educational personnel to perform their duties efficiently. The researcher is interested in the Strategic Leadership of school administrators influencing teachers’ work motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office. This research is predictive. The objectives are to study 1) examine the level of strategic leadership among school administrators, 2) the level of work motivation among teachers, and 3) the strategic leadership of school administrators, influencing teachers’ work motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office Methodology: The predictive research. The sample group used in the research was 365 school administrators and teachers from a population of 1,982 people, stratified random sampling according to the population proportion. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a reliability of 0.918 (a= 0.918). The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean (\bar{x}), standard deviation (S.D.), and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Results: 1) Strategic Leadership of School Administrators, under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office, was rated the highest. 2) Teachers’ Work Motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office was high. And Strategic Leadership of School Administrators Influencing Teachers’ Work Motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office, with statistical significance at the .01 level (R2 = 0.366). Conclusion: The results of the stepwise multiple regression analysis of the strategic leadership of school administrators that affect teachers' motivation to work the most predictive variables were: vision setting (X5), followed by expectation and opportunity creation (X3), and higher-level cognitive understanding (X1), They were able to predict Teachers’ Work Motivation under the Samut Sakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office, at 36.60 percent.