The Relationship Between Digital Leadership and Academic Administration of the School Directors under Suphanburi Primary Education Service Area Office 2

Abstract

This quantitative research aimed to: 1) Study the digital leadership of school administrators under the Office of Suphanburi Primary Educational Service Area 2; 2) Examine the academic administration of these school administrators; and 3) Investigate the relationship between digital leadership and academic administration among school administrators under the same office. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed through statistical methods including comparison, summarization, and discussion.

          The research findings were as follows: 1) Overall, the level of digital leadership practice among school administrators was rated high. When considering each aspect, all were at a high level. The aspects, ranked from highest to lowest average score, were: image building, opportunity creation, communication and public relations, professional growth and learning, learning environments and spaces, and participation, learning, and student’s outcomes, 2) The level of academic administration practices among school administrators was also found to be high overall. Each aspect was rated at a high level, in the following order: development and use of educational technology media, research for educational quality improvement, development of learning processes, educational supervision, assessment and evaluation including learning outcomes accreditation, and curriculum development. 3) There was a positive and high correlation between digital leadership and academic administration among school administrators, with statistical significance at the 0.01 level. When examined by specific aspects, the results also showed statistically significant positive correlations at the 0.01 level.