LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DIGITAL AGE UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE NONTHABURI

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the level leadership of school administrators in the digital age, 2) compare opinions of the school administrators and teachers classified by personal status: gender, age, education level, position, work experience and school size, and 3) propose the development guidelines leadership of school administrators in the digital age under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nonthaburi. The sample data collected through stratified random sampling by school size consisted of 320 school administrators and teachers. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a validity (IOC values) between 0.67-1.0 and    a reliability value of .98. The data were statistically analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, LSD and content analysis. The results of the research were as follows: 1) the level leadership of school administrators in the digital age was at a high level in overall, ranking from the highest to the lowest mean: the challenging process creation, the having a way of prototype, the morale and encouragement, the enabling others to demonstrate their abilities and, the sharing a vision for inspiration, 2) opinions of school administrators and teachers on leadership of school administrators in the digital age, classified by gender were not different, but the opinions were classified by age, education level, position, work experience and different school sizes with a statistical significance at .01 and .05 level, and 3) guidelines: school administrators should be far-sighted and well-informed about the changing events, set a clear policy, imply digital technology to perform creative tasks, assign roles based on the personnel's abilities, and evaluate personnel performance with transparency and fairness.