THE DEVELOPMENT MODEL IN MANAGING COMPETENCY FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE

Abstract

The education research “The Development Model in Managing Competency for School Administrators in Royal Thai Air Force”. The objective of this study is a study of competency; how to improve managerial competency and search a model to improve managerial competency for the intermediate school administrators of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). A research method is quantitative research and qualitative research. for quantitative research methods, population size is 427 intermediate school administrators in the RTAF’s schools. The samples size was 207 people with the simple random sampling method. The research tool is a questionnaire that was approved by experts to examine the content validity and the Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC), which is equal to 1.00 and Cronbach’ s Alpha Coefficient for reliability measure is 0.991. Analyzing data by using basic statistics is frequency and percentage. Analytic statistics is Factor analysisusing Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Varimax method. Factors fitting analysis based on Kaiser Meyer Olkin coefficient value (KMO) and confirmatory factor analysis by the structural Equation Model. (sme) (main) For qualitative research Method, the samples were classified into two groups as follows: Group 1 is the significant data provider that was selected specific 12 people who have the most knowledge and experience in RTAF educational system. And group 2 is member for the focus group that was selected specific 10 educational professors from the RTAF’s schools. The research tool is a semi-structured interview questionnaire that was approved from experts to examine the content validity and the Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC). Then, using content analysis method, examine and analyze to synthesize the development method and development model of the managerial competency for intermediate school administrators of the Royal Thai Air Force.

The result of this research revealed that: 1) the result of factor analysis method Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and the result from analyzing the linear structural equation modeling in objective one founded that the goodness of fit index are the criterion (Chi-Square = 53.030, P-Value = 0.081, RMSEA = 0.040, GFI = 0.960, AGFI = 0.930, CN = 236.520). As a result, it is concluded that the latent variables within factors of the competency development model for air force school administrators consist of 11 observable variable. 1.Leadership competency 2.Personality competency, 3.Communication skills competency, 4.Relationship competency, 5.Team work competency, 6.Motivation competency, 7.Teaching skill competency, 8.Research management competency, 9.Academic management competency, 10.General management competency, and 11.Ethics competency. The confidence of latent variables ranged from the 0.31 - 0.87 and the factor loading of the observable variable indicated from 0.41 - 0.54. The lowest value of observable variable is research management competency and the highest value is academic management competency. 2) The result of examining and analyzing qualitative data from strategic analysis founded 10 factors to improve the management competency for a school administrator in the Air Force are consist of 37 main strategies, 73 sub-strategies and 124 indicators. 3) The study, analyze and synthesis from document and interview, the focus group discussions and the questionnaire showed a model to improve management competency for a school administrator in the Air Force in the form of relation of factors that comprise of the RTAF, the RTAF Personnel Directorate, RTAF Personnel Testing Center, RTAF designated organization, the RTAF schools, the intermediate RTAF schools administrators, the RTAF students, major job description of each factor and the path of relationship of those factors to improve the managerial competency of the intermediate RTAF school administrators.