GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING MODERN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE SURIN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

Abstract

This Article aimed to study 1) examine the current condition of modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3; 2) explore guidelines for developing modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3; and 3) evaluate the proposed guidelines for enhancing modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample consisted of 225 participants, including 131 school administrators and 94 academic teachers from schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research instrument employed for data collection was a questionnaire, and the collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

          The study found:

1. In the first phase, the study examined the current condition of modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The findings revealed that: 1) the components of modern academic leadership among school administrators consisted of six key components, including: (1) transformational vision; (2) curriculum and learning process development; (3) research for problem-solving and learning development; (4) educational innovation and technology; (5) building a professional learning community; and (6) supervision and evaluation of the learning management; and 2) the overall current condition of modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was at a high level ( = 4.27, S.D. = 0.19). When examining each aspect, all aspects were also rated at a high level.
2. According to the second phase, the study explored guidelines for developing modern academic leadership among school administrators under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The study showed that a total of 24 guidelines across six key components for developing modern academic leadership among school administrators were proposed.
3. In the third phase, the study evaluated of the 24 guidelines across six key components for developing modern academic leadership. The results showed that the overall suitability and feasibility of the proposed guidelines were at the highest level. In addition, when considering each aspect, the suitability and suitability of all aspects were also at the highest level.