Guidelines for Developing Academic Administration Skills in the 21st Century for Educational Institution Administrators in the Maesot-Thasailuat School Group under the Tak Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the 21^st century academic administration skills of school administrators in Maesot-Thasailuat school group under the Tak primary educational service area office 2, 2) to find a guideline for developing the 21^st century academic administration skills of school administrators in Maesot-Thasailuat school group under the Tak primary educational service area office 2, and 3) to evaluate the guideline for developing the 21^st century academic administration skills of school administrators in Maesot-Thasailuat school group under the Tak primary educational service area office 2. The population consisted were 159 school administrators and teachers in Maesot -Thasailuat school group under the Tak primary educational service area office 2, 9 experts, and 30 assessors. The instruments were questionnaires, interview, and assessment forms. The analysis was using descriptive statistics to find frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The results found that: The academic management skills in the 21^st century overall, it was at a high level (µ = 4.47), ranked from most to least, human relations skills (µ = 4.58) being the highest, followed by technology and digital skills (m = 4.48), visionary leadership skills (µ = 4.44), and management skills (µ = 4.38), respectively. Guidelines for developing academic administration skills in the 21^st century: Administrators should have a plan to supervise and monitor the implementation of the vision, reflect on the results together, use technology and data to create a strategic plan, set a vision that is consistent with community needs, develop the use of technology for efficiency, distribute responsibility, and make decisions to jointly propose guidelines for academic development and to take responsibility for work that is consistent with knowledge and abilities comprehensively. The overall assessment of guidelines for developing academic administration skills in the 21^st century is most appropriate and feasible.