Multicultural Leadership of School Administrators Under the Pattani Primary Educational Service Area Office, Area 3

Abstract

This research article aimed to 1) study the level of the multicultural leadership of school administrators under the Pattani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 and 2) compare the multicultural leadership of school administrators under the Pattani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, classified by gender, position, work experience, and school size. This research is quantitative research. The samples used in the research are school administrators and teachers. The method of stratified random sampling is based on the size of the school compared to the sample group and simple random sampling. The instrument used to collect data was a rating scale questionnaire with an IOC value of 0.67-1 and a reliability level of 0.97. The statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and Scheffe's Method. The findings of the independent study showed that: 1. The level of the multicultural leadership of school administrators under the Pattani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, overall and individual aspects, was high (𝑥̅ = 4.26, S.D. = 0.42). 2. The comparison of the multicultural leadership of school administrators under the Pattani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, classified by gender, position, work experience, and school size showed that gender, position, work experience overall and individual aspects had no significant difference. As for school size, the level of the multicultural leadership of school administrators, overall and individual aspects were found statically significant difference at the .05 level.