A Study of Leadership and Leadership Development Guidelines of School Administrators in the 21st Century under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The purposes or this research article were 1) to study the leadership of school administrators in the 21^st century under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1; and 2) to study the leadership development guidelines of school administrators in the 21^st century under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The samples used in this research were 388 administrators and teachers in schools, divided into 103 administrators, 285 teachers by Stratified Random Sampling. The instrument used for data collection was a 5-point estimation scale questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis were mean and Standard Deviation. The results of the research revealed that 1) administrators and teachers had opinions about the leadership of school administrators in the 21^st century under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, overall at a high level. When considering each side, it was found that the aspect with the highest mean was teamwork and participation skills at a high level, followed by effective communication skills at a high level and vision at a high level. The aspect with the lowest mean was creative and innovative skills; and 2) leadership development guidelines for school administrators in the 21^st Century consisted of 1) giving administrators an opportunity to show their potential, 2) creating morale and work motivation, 3) encouraging school administrators to develop themselves through higher education, 4) setting a standard for clear performance and providing a performance assessment, 5) organizing workshop on developing digital literacy skills, 6) raising awareness, 7) providing training on etiquette, laws related to the Computer-Related Crimes Act B.E. 2560.