Strategic Leadership Affecting Effectiveness in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2

Abstract

          The objectives of this research are to study: 1) the level of strategic leadership status of school administrators in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2, 2) the level of effectiveness of schools in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2, and 3) The strategic leadership status of administrators affecting the effectiveness of schools in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2. The research sample includes 315 teachers in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using statistical software, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis.

The findings reveal that:

          1) School administrators' overall level of strategic leadership status is high. When considering details, high levels are observed in all aspects, with the highest average focusing on ethical work performance, followed by establishing organizational control for balance, and the lowest average setting strategic directions.

          2) The overall level of school effectiveness is at the highest level. When considering details, the highest average is in the aspect of parent and community involvement, followed by being ethical leaders, while the lowest average aspect is promoting group interrelationships.

          3) Strategic leadership affects school effectiveness in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2. It is statistically significant at the .01 level with a multiple correlation coefficient of.875. The variable with the highest predictive influence was focus on ethical work performance (X4), followed by establishment of balanced organizational control (X5), and the lowest prediction was effective management of resources within the organization (X2). Statistical significance at the 0.01 level can predict school effectiveness in Samut Prakan Primary Educational Services Area Office 2, got 90.10 percent.