ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE 21ST CENTURY UNDER OF KHON KAEN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 4

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) Study the level of administrative skill of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 2) Compare the level of management skill of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 according to gender, working experience, and school size and 3) Study frameworks for skill development of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4. The sample group consisted of 335 school teachers grouping by Taro Yamane’s method. The tools for data collection was questionnaire with 5 level rating scale. Statistics for data analysis were Frequency, Percentage, Means, Standard Deviation,t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Scheffe’s method for paired comparison. The result showed  1) The level of administrative skill of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 overall was in high level and each aspect was at high level in every aspects. 2) The comparison for the level of management skill of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 according to gender, working experience, and school size overall revealed that gender, working experience, and school size had an effect on the level of administrative skill of school administrators in the 21^st century Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 indifferently at the statistical significance level of 0.05 3) The frameworks for administrative skill development of school administrators in the 21^st century, Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4 composed of 5 aspects in 1) Communication skills 2) Technological and digital skills 3) Analytical and creative skills 4) Interpersonal skills and 5) Team building skills.