Transformational leadership of administrators and the effectiveness of primary school administration in Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area 2

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) explore the transformational leadership of administrators 2) examine the effectiveness of primary school administration 3) investigate the relationship between transformational leadership of administrators and effectiveness of primary school administration in Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The samples were 108 schools under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 using stratified random sampling techniques. Three informants per school consisted of 1 school administrator and 2 teachers. The instrument was a five rating scale questionnaire with reliability of 97. The statistics for data analysis were frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s correlation.

The research findings were as follows:

1. 1. The transformational leadership of administrators in Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, overall was at a high level. When considered each aspect, all of them were at a high level. Ranking from the most to the least were as follows; Inspirational motivation Idealized Influence Individualized consideration and Intellectual stimulation.
2. 2. The effectiveness of primary school administration in Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, overall was at a high level. When considered each aspect, all of them were at a high level. Ranking from the most to the least were as follows; Adaptability Positive Attitude Solving problems and Productivity.
3. 3. Transformational leadership of administrators and effectiveness of primary school administration in Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. Overall, there was a high level of positive correlation (r = .699) with statistical significance at the .01