ADMINISTRATION SKILLS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS DURING THE 2019 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AFFECTING ENVIORNMENT MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF ORGANIZATION IN CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research study were 1) to study administrative skills of educational administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) to study the environment management of schools under the local administration in Chonburi province; 3) to study the relationship between administrative skills of educational administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic and the environment management of schools under the local administration in Chonburi province; and 4) to study administrative skills of educational administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic that forecasted the environment management of schools under the local administration in Chonburi province. The samples in this research were 330 deputy directors and teachers from the schools under the local administration in Chonburi province in the academic year 2021. The sample size was determined by using the Krejcie and Morgan Table. The probability-based sampling method used in this research was a stratified sampling method. The tool utilized in the research was a 5-rating scale questionnaire with a content validity between 0.66-1.00 and a reliability of 0.99. The data were analyzed by using an arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. This research study found that 1) the level of administrative skills of the educational administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic, in general and in each aspect, was high; 2) the level of the environment management of schools under the local administration in Chonburi province, in general and in each aspect, was high; 3) the relationship between administrative skills of educational administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic and the environment management of schools under local administration in Chonburi province, in general and in each aspect, was at a high level of the positive correlation (r value between .819 - .854); 4) interpersonal skills, technology and digital literacy skills, and organization management skills had a positive effect on the environment management of the educational institutions under the local administration in Chonburi province, with the statistical significance at 0.001, which could explain the covariance of the environment management of the schools under the local administration in Chonburi province by 79.8 percent.