ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN 21st CENTURY OF NORTHERN NURSING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study leadership levels, factors affecting leadership, and guidelines for developing transformational leadership in the 21^st century among nursing school administrators in the northern region. The sample group consisted of 116 nursing school administrators. The research instrument was a questionnaire about factors affecting leadership with a validity of 0.67-1.00 and a reliability of 0.801. Data were collected using the validated questionnaire and group discussion. The data were analyzed using AMOS program and content analysis. The results showed that: 1) Overall, the level of transformational leadership in the 21^st century of nursing school administrators in the northern region was at a high level ( = 4.46, SD = .373); 2) Factors affecting transformational leadership in the 21^st century of the nursing schools administrators was statistically significant at the level 0.01, which consisted of two factors, including motivational achievement factor and emotional intelligence factor; and 3) Guidelines for the development of transformational leadership in the 21^st century of the administrators of nursing schools in the form of a 3Y ๋ Model consisting of visioning, which has the components including having a clear vision and strategy, turning vision into action plan, visioning the future, and listening to others to develop vision; sense making, which has the elements such as always transforming ahead of change before being forced to change, motivating team members to prepare for change, reinterpreting uncertainty, and daring to experiment; and goal achievement that has the elements such as commitment to success, patience, fighting spirit, a sense of ownership, continuous self-improvement, and adaptability to uncertainty. These lead to the creation of transformational leadership Y ๋Team.