DECISION-MAKING BEHAVIOR OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ADMINISTRATORS THAT AFFECTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE KHON KAEN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE, AREA 3

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the level of decision-making behavior of school administrators according to the opinions of administrators and teachers under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Khon Kaen Area 3, 2) study the level of effectiveness of educational institutions according to the opinions of administrators and teachers under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Khon Kaen Area 3, 3) study the relationship between decision-making behavior of administrators and effectiveness of educational institutions according to the opinions of administrators and teachers under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Khon Kaen Area 3, 4) study the predictive power of decision-making behavior of school administrators and the predictive power of educational institutions under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Khon Kaen Area 3. The research results found that:  1) The decision-making behavior of administrators according to the opinions of administrators and teachers was at a “high” level overall (= 4.12). When considering each aspect, it was at a “high” level. The average values ​​from highest to lowest were as follows: the educational institution administrators who had decision-making behavior by consulting with all subordinates and then making decisions together (= 4.31), the educational institution administrators who had decision-making behavior by consulting with subordinates individually and then making decisions by themselves (= 4.16), the educational institution administrators who had decision-making behavior by consulting with subordinates but still making decisions by themselves (= 4.15), the educational institution administrators who had decision-making behavior by themselves but received additional information from subordinates (= 4.00), and the educational institution administrators who had decision-making behavior by themselves using existing information (= 3.96), respectively. 2) The effectiveness of educational institutions according to the opinions of administrators and teachers Overall, it was at a “high” level (= 3.94). When considering each aspect, it was at a “high” level. The average values ​​from highest to lowest were as follows: the ability to develop students to have positive attitudes (= 4.24), the ability to change and develop the educational institution (= 4.05), the ability to develop students with high academic achievement (= 3.98), the satisfaction of teachers’ work (= 3.88), and the ability to solve problems in the educational institution (= 3.54), respectively. 3) The relationship between the decision-making behavior of administrators and the effectiveness of the educational institution according to the opinions of administrators and teachers under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Khon Kaen Area 3 was between 0.41 and 0.92, which was a positive relationship with statistical significance at the .01 level when considering the correlation coefficient that affected the effectiveness of the educational institution. Under the Office of the Primary Education Area, Khon Kaen, Area 3, it was found that there was a statistically significant positive relationship at the 0.01 level, with a correlation coefficient between 0.08-0.45. The variable with the correlation coefficient between the decision-making behavior of the school administrators that affected the effectiveness of the school under the Office of the Primary Education Area, Khon Kaen, Area 3 was as follows: school administrators who had decision-making behaviors by consulting with subordinates but still made decisions by themselves, school administrators who had decision-making behaviors by themselves but received additional information from subordinates, and school administrators who had decision-making behaviors by consulting with subordinates individually and then making decisions by themselves.