THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRINCIPAL SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE OFFICE OF KHON KAEN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA 4

Abstract

The research entitled “The relationship between the principal servant leadership and effectiveness of schools under Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4” was designed to
: 1) explore the principals’ servant leadership level, 2) find out the effectiveness of schools, and 3) study the relationship between the principals’ leadership servant and school effectiveness.  The 317 research samples were teachers drawn from the schools.  A questionnaire was used for data collection which data were analyzed by computer program to obtain percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.

            The research findings were found as follows :

1. The principals’ servant leadership in the schools was found in overall as well as by aspect at a high level.  It was found that the vision aspect was the highest mean in the protection and keeping principles and the participation respectively.


2. The overall aspect as well as by aspect of the school effectiveness was found at a high level. The highest means were the capabilities for the cultivation of the students for higher achievement, school’ problem solving, the school’s modification and development and the students’ development for being the positive attitude respectively.


3. The principals’ servant leadership was positively associated with the school effectiveness at a high level with the statistical significance at0 .05 level. The aspects of vision, the protection and keeping principles and the participation were positively associated with the capabilities for the cultivation of the students for higher achievement, school’ problem solving, the school’s modification and development and the students’ enhancement for being the positive attitude respectively with the statistical significance at 0.05 level.