Innovative Leadership Components of School Administrators Responding to Changes in the BANI World Era under Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) analyze the components of innovative leadership of school administrators responding to changes in the BANI World era and 2) confirm the factor structure of innovative leadership of school administrators responding to changes in the BANI World era under Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4. This study employed a descriptive research design. The sample consisted of 500 school administrators and teachers selected through stratified random sampling. The research instruments included a 5-point rating scale questionnaire with content validity indices ranging from 0.67 to 1.00 and a reliability coefficient of 0.974, as well as a semi-structured interview. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
The research findings revealed that:
1. The exploratory factor analysis identified four components of innovative leadership, ranked by factor loadings as follows: creating an innovative organizational climate, teamwork and participation, innovative creativity, and visionary innovative management.
2. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the measurement model was well fitted to the empirical data, with χ² = 51.621, p-value = 0.172, SRMR = 0.009, RMSEA = 0.020, CFI = 0.999, and TLI = 0.998, all meeting the acceptable criteria. These findings confirm that the innovative leadership component model is appropriate for explaining innovative leadership of school administrators in the BANI World era at the .01 level of statistical significance.