Critical Leadership of School Administrators Under the Office of Primary and Secondary Education Service Area in Loei Province

Theerapong Pakdeesan; Supawadee Lapcharoen

doi:10.57260/csdj.2024.267297

Authors

Theerapong Pakdeesan Facullty Education Ramkhamkaeng University, Thailand
Supawadee Lapcharoen Facullty Education Ramkhamkaeng University, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57260/csdj.2024.267297

Keywords:

Critical leadership, Leadership, School administrators

Abstract

The objective of this research is 1) to study the level of critical leadership of school administrators according to the opinions of teachers under the Office of Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area in Loei Province, and 2) to compare the level of critical leadership of school administrators according to the opinions of teachers under the Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area Office in Loei Province, classified by education, affiliation, and work experience. Which the population includes Teachers under the Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area Office in Loei Province for the academic year 2022 total 3,893 people, and the sample group used in this study was teachers in schools under the Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area Office in Loei Province in the academic year 2022, totaling 354 people. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire regarding critical leadership characteristics of school administrators, consisting of 40 questions. There is a consistency between the questions and the objective is between 0.60-1.00 with the entire confidence value being 0.982. Statistics used in research namely mean, standard deviation, t-test, analysis of one-way variance, and pairwise mean differences were tested using Scheffe's method. Finding were as follows: 1) the Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area Office in Loei Province has a high degree of critical leadership in its overall management of school administrators, when considering each aspect, it was found that it was at a high level in every aspect, arranged from highest to lowest average as follows; cultural diversity, change, empowerment, and ethics, and 2) the findings of comparing teachers' perceptions of the critical leadership of school officials under the Primary and Secondary Educational Service Area Offices in Loei Province, classified by educational level, affiliation, and work experience, are similar in terms of the overall situation as well as income.

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