Authors:
John Lester Y. Dionela, Runato A. Basañes, Dowroong Watcharinrat, Mamoon Khalied Alqudah, Pirnazarov Nurnazar, Akole Olatubosun Busuyi

Addresses:
Department of Education, Banago Elementary School, Caluya, Antique, Philippines. College of Teacher Education, University of Antique, Sibalom, Antique, Philippines.Faculty of Education, Shinawatra University, Bang Toei, Pathum Thani, Thailand. Department of English and Education, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia. Department of Social Sciences, TIIAME National Research University, Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Department of Language Education, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Abstract:

A key element of educational institutions is school leadership, especially when it comes to meeting the needs of the contemporary world. This study examined how school administrators in the District of Caluya performed as 21st-century leaders during the 2023–2024 academic year, in relation to their job motivation. Thirty school administrators were purposively selected for a descriptive-correlational design. Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) and a researcher-made tool measuring 21st-century leadership performance were used to collect data. The findings showed that school administrators had very high levels of job motivation; males were rated higher than females, but motivation was consistently very high across all school levels and lengths of service. Overall and across all dimensions, leadership performance was similarly very high; the only areas with significant disparities were in instructional direction setting by sex and in developing oneself and others by duration of service. All aspects of leadership performance were found to be significantly positively correlated with work motivation. Project MATATAG was created to improve administrators' performance further and maintain their motivation, based on these findings, which highlight the critical role motivation plays in improving leadership practices.

Keywords: Work Motivation; 21st-Century Leadership Performance; Island Schools; Work Extrinsic; Intrinsic Motivation Scale; Foster Instructional Improvement; Organizational Development.

Received on: 18/06/2025, Revised on: 23/09/2025, Accepted on: 14/11/2025, Published on: 16/07/2026

DOI: 10.69888/FTSSSL.2026.000726

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Social Sciences Letters , 2026 Vol. 4 No. 3, Pages: 119-129

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