Administrator’s Instructional Leadership in the Digital Age Affecting School Supervision in Phetchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to 1) To study levels Administrator’s instructional leadership in the digital age in Phetchaburi primary educational ,service area office 2. 2) To study levels school supervision in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2. 3) To find out Administrator’s instructional leadership in the digital age affecting school supervision in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2. The samples employed were school directors and teachers in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2. The total number of samples were 274. The instruments used were 5 rating scale questionnaires. The reliability of this research was 0.986. The statistics used for analyzing the data were mean, standard deviation and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

    The research were results were as follows:

1. Administrator’s instructional leadership in the digital age in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2, overall, was rated at high level. When considered in each aspect, they were significantly rated in high level. It can be sorted in descending order as: ethics of using information (X₆), developing a curriculum that integrates life and social skills for learners in the digital age (X₂), having a vision to keep up with changes (X₁), using technology in teaching and learning to focus on academic achievement (X₃), using technology in management (X₅) and creating a digital network for academic cooperation (X₄)


2. School supervision in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2 , overall, was rated at high level. When considered in each aspect, they were significantly rated in high level. It can be sorted in descending order as: providing advice and guidance to build morale and encouragement (Y₄), evaluation and reporting (Y₅), operation for school supervision (Y₃), planing for school supervision (Y₂) and study of current conditions (Y₁)


3. Administrator’s instructional leadership in the digital age affecting school supervision in Phetchaburi primary educational service area office 2 were: ethics of using information (X₆), developing a curriculum that integrates life and social skills for learners in the digital age (X₂), using technology in management (X₅) and using technology in teaching and learning to focus on academic achievement (X₃). An efficiency comparison in prediction equaled 59.30%, and the predictive equation in standardized score was Y^" =   .368X₆ + .222X₂ + .195X₅ + .164X₃