A STUDY OF CORE COMPETENCY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER PATHUMTHANI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the core competency of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, and 2) propose the practical approach of the core competency of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The research sample consisted of 302 school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 in the academic year 2019, derived from cluster sampling. The key informants included six school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The instruments were a questionnaire and an interview form. To analyze the data, the researcher conducted the statistics consisting of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis for the qualitative research.

The result revealed that 1) in an overview, the core competency of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 showed a high level. 2) The practical approach of the core competency of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 consisted of four areas. First, achievement motivation was to guide personnel in the organization to understand the innovation meaning, and resources to conduct creative training and development of personnel by encouraging teachers and educational personnel to develop themselves continuously. Second, service mind was to organize a meeting of teachers and staff to clarify the guidelines for the preparation of public relations media through various channels to inform the school information with completeness, accuracy, clarity by verifying the information before notifying the public every time. Third, self-development was to receive regular training to develop skills in various fields and to implement the existing skills to advise teachers and staff in performance, including attending training and seminar meetings to exchange knowledge with administrators from different educational institutions to apply in their educational institutions. Finally, teamwork was to encourage and mobilize the working awareness as a team. The school administrators provided advice and assistance by using participative management theory and listening to suggestions from personnel in educational institutions.