School Administrator Skills in the 21st Century Affecting Academic Administration under Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Area Office 5

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study school academic administration, 2) to study 21^st century skills of school administrators, and 3) to study 21^st century school administrator skills affecting school academic administration. The sample composed of 338 school administrators and teachers, which with stratified random sampling. Krejcie and Morgan tables was used for determining sample size. The tools used in the research were questionnaires. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results showed that; 1) School academic administration, overall and each aspect was at a high level. The highest average was the curriculum development of educational institutions. 2) The skills of administrators of educational institutions in the 21^st century, by overview and in each aspect were at a high level. The skill with the highest averages was technology and digital skills. 3) The 21^st century educational institution administrator skills in analytical and creative thinking skills on technology and digital skills, teamwork skills, and communication skills had a common influence on the administration of school academic affairs statistical significance at the .05 level. Multiple correlation coefficients between School administrator skills in the 21^st century affecting academic administration, it was 0.898. It could explain the variance in school academic administration by 80.70%.