Guidelines for the Development of Information Technology Leadership of School Administrators under Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern Krungthon Group

Abstract

This study aimed to 1) investigate the levels of information technology leadership of Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern Krungthon Group school administrators and 2) propose guidelines for the development of information technology leadership of Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern Krungthon Group school administrators. There were 295 school administrators, general administration subdivision heads, and teachers in the sample. All samples were chosen using multi-stage stratified random sampling, and the sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan's table. The data providers were identified through the purposive sampling method as 5 administrators in the information technology pilot model schools who were specialists and experts in basic education information technology administration. Survey and interview forms were used as research instruments. In quantitative data, frequency, percentages, means, and standard deviation were used. Content analysis was used to examine the qualitative data. The study revealed that 1) the overall levels of information technology leadership of Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern Krungthon Group school administrators were at a high level in all aspects. Taking each aspect individually, the leadership aspect was at a high level, the school administration aspect was at a high level, the pedagogy and information technology ethics aspects were at a high level, and the vision aspect was at a high level respectively. 2) The guidelines for the development of information technology leadership of school administrators under Bangkok Metropolitan, Southern Krungthon Group included leadership, school administration, pedagogy, information technology ethics, and vision.