LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THAT AFFECTS TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY IN THE 21ST CENTURY OF TEACHERS IN UBON RATCHATHANI PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

Abstract

The research was to study 1) The level of leadership in the digital age of the school administrators in Ubon Ratchathani Private Schools 2) The Information technology competency in the 21^st Century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers and 3) the digital leadership of school administrators that affects the information technology competency in the 21^st century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers. The samples used in this research were 332 private school teachers in Ubon Ratchathani Province. The instrument used in data collection in this research is a questionnaire about the digital leadership of school administrators that affects the information technology competency in the 21^st century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers. The statistics used in the data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results of the research showed that: 1) The overall leadership in the digital age of the school administrators in Ubon Ratchathani private schools was at a high level. 2) The overall competency in information technology in the 21^st century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers was at a high level. and 3) The leadership in the digital age of the school administrator affecting the information technology competency in the 21^st century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers overall, the statistical significance at .01 level included the aspect of promoting and driving the use of digital in creating innovations and creating a corporate culture and digital atmosphere. Can explain the variability of the Information technology competency in the 21^st century of Ubon Ratchathani private school teachers of 71.90% (R² = .719).