THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE BANGKOK 2
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The purposes of this research were: 1) to study the level of teachers' opinions of strategic leadership of school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2; 2) to study the level of effectiveness of schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2; and 3) to study the relationship between strategic leadership of school administrators and effectiveness of schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2. The population for this research consisted of 5,534 teachers in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2. The sample of 357 teachers was selected using stratified sampling and simple random sampling. A 5 – point rating scale questionnaire was used, with an Item Objective Congruence (IOC) index ranging from 0.60 to 1.00. The reliability of the questionnaire was .981. The statistics used in data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The results were as followed: 1) the overall strategic leadership level of school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2 was high; 2) the overall level of effectiveness of schools was high; and 3) the relationship between strategic leadership of school administrators and effectiveness of schools was significant at p < .01 (r = .817). The strongest positive correlations were found between strategic leadership of school administrators in the areas of ‘Advising students on importance of a positive attitude’ and overall school effectiveness.
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