Transformational Leadership in Digital Age of School Administrators under Nonthaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

This research article aimed to: 1) study the transformational leadership in the digital era of school administrators, and 2) compare teachers’ opinions toward transformational leadership in the digital era of school administrators under the Office of Nonthaburi Primary Educational Service Area 2, classified by gender, age, educational level, work experience, and school size. The research tools was a questionnaire with content validity values ranging from .67 to 1.00 and a reliability coefficient of .99. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and LSD for pairwise comparison.

Research findings revealed that 1. The overall and aspect-specific levels of transformational leadership in the digital era of school administrators were rated at a high level. The highest mean score was for the aspect of individualized consideration, followed by intellectual stimulation, idealized influence, and inspirational motivation, respectively. 2. The comparison of teachers’ opinions toward transformational leadership in the digital era of school administrators classified by gender showed statistically significant differences at the .01 level, both overall and in each aspect. When classified by age, educational level, and work experience, no statistically significant differences were found. However, when classified by school size, there were statistically significant differences at the .05 level in the overall score. Significant differences were found between small and large schools.
Additionally, for the aspect of idealized influence, statistically significant differences at the .05 level were found between small and medium-sized schools, large schools, and extra-large schools.