Relationship between Transformational Leadership of School Administrators and Organizational Culture of School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nakhon Ratchasima

Abstract

This study seeks to examine the transformational leadership exhibited by school administrators, the prevailing organizational culture within schools, and the interplay between these two elements within the context of the secondary educational service area office in Nakhon Ratchasima. The sample comprised 346 school administrators and educators from the secondary educational service area office in Nakhon Ratchasima, chosen utilizing Krejcie and Morgan's table. Select a sample at random by employing the method of simple random sampling, which can be executed through the process of drawing lots. The research tool employed was a questionnaire utilizing a 5-point Likert scale. The IOC value fluctuates between 0.5 and 1.0, while the reliability coefficient for the organizational culture questionnaire designed for schools stands at an impressive 0.94. The reliability coefficient for the complete dataset is 0.92. The employed statistical techniques encompassed frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

The findings of the study were as follows: The overall degree of transformational leadership exhibited by school administrators within the purview of the Secondary Education Service Area Office Nakhon Ratchasima was notably elevated. Upon examining particular facets, the most elevated mean score was observed in visionary skills, succeeded by idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, and inspirational motivation, in that order. The overall standard of organizational culture within the schools governed by the Secondary Education Service Area Office Nakhon Ratchasima was notably elevated. The mean scores were highest in teamwork, succeeded by integrity and ethics, empowerment in decision-making, organizational commitment, focus on school success, and personnel development, in that order. The study revealed a substantial positive correlation between the transformational leadership exhibited by school administrators and the organizational culture present within schools governed by the Secondary Education Service Area Office Nakhon Ratchasima. This correlation was found to be significant at the 0.05 level, with a correlation coefficient of 0.868.