The Administration of Four Aspects in Small-Sized Schools under the Office of Surin Primary Educational Service Area 1

Abstract

The objectives of this quantitative research were to: 1) examine the level of school administration across four key areas in small schools; 2) compare these four areas based on administrators’ personal characteristics; and 3) investigate the relationships among the four areas of school administration in small schools under the Office of Surin Primary Educational Service Area 1. The sample consisted of 108 school administrators selected through proportional stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire covering academic, budget, personnel, and general administration. The instrument’s content validity was evaluated by five experts, yielding an Index of Item–Objective Congruence (IOC) of 0.80-1.00, with a reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient. The findings revealed that: 1) overall school administration was at a high level; 2) there were no significant differences in administration based on gender or position; however, significant differences were found regarding educational level and work experience at the .05 level; and 3) the four aspects of administration were highly and positively correlated at the .01 level of statistical significance.