THE ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE PATHUM THANI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) investigate the academic leadership of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 2) explore the guidelines on the development of the academic leadership of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The research sample consisted of 312 teachers under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, selected by cluster random sampling. The informants for the in-depth interview included five school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, obtained by purposive sampling. The instruments were a questionnaire and an interview form. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis for the qualitative research.

The results revealed that: 1) The overall academic leadership of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 was at a high level. 2) The guidelines on the development of the academic leadership of school administrators under the Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 consisted of six areas: (1) The school's mission determination should be a clear set of goals and directions of operations. (2) The management of learning and teaching should be encouraged to provide the teachers and personnel with knowledge and understanding of classroom research, media production and innovation in learning. (3) To promote the academic environment, the academic skills activities should be organized within the school by participating in the different-level assessment exams to observe the student development. (4) Teaching and curriculum administration should be arranged in an educational quality development plan and promote collaborative learning as a team to achieve the collaborative vision process. (5) The mission and goal determination of the school should include the scope of work or the role of the organization based on the structure of the school administration. (6)The supervision of teaching and learning management should be assessed using key performance indicators. All officers were assigned to report on their performance progress.