Administrative Skills of School Administrators under the Municipal Education, Roi Et Municipality, Roi Et Province

Abstract

             The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the administrative skills of school administrators, 2) compare the administrative skills of school administrators classified by Personal Status, and 3) guidelines for developing the administrative skills of school administrators. The samples were consisted of 162 participants, including school administrators and teachers. This research is a mixed-methods study. The research instruments used were a questionnaire and an interview. The statistical methods employed included were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance.
             The results showed that:
             1. The overall level of administrative skills among school administrators was at a high level. When ranked by average scores from the highest to the lowest levels, the areas were budget administration, academic administration, general administration, and personnel administration, respectively.
             2. There were statistically significant differences in the administrative skills of school administrators based on position, educational qualification, and work experience at the .05 level.
             3. Guidelines for Developing the Administrative Skills of School Administrators. The development covers four key areas: academic administration or 4 guidelines, budget administration or 4 guidelines, personnel administration or 4 guidelines, and general administration or 4 guidelines, totaling 16 guidelines. The emphasis was placed on the use of technology, participatory approaches, teacher capacity building, and effective management to sustainably enhance the quality of education.