Transformational Leadership of Administrators and Academic Affairs Administration of school Under Prachuap Khiri Khan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

This research aimed to ascertain: 1) the transformational leadership of school administrators under the Prachuap Khiri Khan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, 2) the academic administration of schools under the Prachuap Khiri Khan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 3) the relationship between the transformational leadership of administrators and the academic administration of schools under the Prachuap Khiri Khan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1.The sample group consisted of 92 institutions, comprising 1 school administrator and 1 teacher from each institution, totaling 184 individuals. The statistics employed in this research were frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and correlation coefficient analysis. The research findings revealed the following: The transformational leadership of school administrators was, overall, at a high level. When considered by individual aspect, one aspect was found to be at the highest level, and four aspects were at a high level, ordered as follows: 1) Inspiring Others, 2) Building Shared Vision, 3) Challenging the Process, 4) Encouraging the Heart, and 5) Modeling the Way, respectively. The academic administration of schools was, overall, at a high level. When considered by individual aspect, all aspects were found to be at a high level, namely: 1) Curriculum Development, 2) Academic Planning, 3) Development of the Internal Quality Assurance System and Educational Standards, 4) Measurement and Evaluation, and Credit Transfer Operation, 5) Development or Operation Pertaining to Providing Opinions on Local Curriculum Content Development, 6) Selection of Textbooks for Use in Schools, 7) Promoting and Supporting Academic Work for Individuals, Families, Organizations, Agencies, Enterprises, and Other Educational Institutions, 8) Learning Process Development, 9) Guidance Services, 10) Management of Teaching and Learning in Schools, 11) Coordination of Academic Development with Other Schools and Organizations, 12) Formulation of Regulations and Guidelines concerning Academic Work of the School, 13) Development and Use of Educational Media Technology, 14) Development and Promotion of Learning Resources, 15) Promotion of Academically Strong Communities, 16) Research for Educational Quality Development in Schools, and 17) Educational Supervision, respectively. The transformational leadership of administrators and the academic administration of schools under the Prachuap Khiri Khan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 were found to be positively correlated at a statistically 0.1 significant high level.