THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND COMPETENCY IN EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS UNDER THE OFFICE OF SATUN PRIMARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the technological leadership of school administrators under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office; 2) evaluate the competency in educational Information technology for teachers Uunder the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office; and 3) investigate the relationship between technological leadership of school administrators and teachers' educational information technology competencies.under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office. The samples were 306 teachers under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office obtained through stratified random sampling school size. The study employed    5-level rating scale. The research results found that: 1) Technological leadership of school administrators under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office as a whole and each aspect were at a high level. 2) Teachers' competencies in educational information technology under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office as a whole and each aspect were at a high level. 3) There was a positive relationship between technological leadership of school administrators and teachers’ educational information technology competencies under the Satun Primary Educational Service Area Office, with the correlation coefficient at .726 and statistical significance at the .001 level, which was a high level of relationship.