EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE 21st CENTURY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER RANONG PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

This research objectives were : (1) to study the component of emotional intelligence in the 21^st century of school administrators under Ranong Primary Educational Service Area Office; (2) to verify the component of emotional intelligence in the 21^st century of school administrators under Ranong Primary Educational Service Area Office with the empirical data; (3) to study the guidelines for developing emotional intelligence in the 21^st century of school administrators under the Ranong Primary Educational Service Area Office.

          The research model was a mixed methodology included qualitative research and quantitative Research. The research population consisted of 78 elementary schools under the Basic Education Commission. The sample group used a multi-stage sampling method consisting of samples from elementary schools and opportunity expansion schools under the Ranong Primary Educational Service Area Office. There were 64 schools consisting of the school directors, the head of the academic department, teachers, and the school board’s chairman, a total of 256 respondents. The research methodology had 4 steps: (1) determination of relevant variables in the research; (2) factor analysis of emotional intelligence; (3) checking for consistency with empirical data; and (4) development of guidelines. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and Standard Deviation, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmation Factor. Analysis, and content analysis was employed. The findings showed that: (1) emotional intelligence in the 21st century of school administrators under the Ranong Primary Educational Service Area Office consisted of 5 component : emotional self-awareness, self-emotion management, self-motivation, understanding other people's feelings, and social skills; (2) the model was congruent with the empirical data ,Chi-Square Statistics: was 1.977, Degrees of Freedom (DF) was 233, CFI was 0.957, TLI was 0.949, IFI was 0.957, RMR is 0.91, RMSEA was 0.064, indicated that the model was structurally valid; (3) there are 21 guidelines for developer 1^st component: emotional self-awareness with 3 guidelines, 2^nd component: self-emotion management with 4 guidelines, 3^rd component: self-motivation with 4 guidelines, 4^th component: understanding other people's feelings with 6 guidelines, and 5^th component: social skills with 4 guidelines.