GUIDELINE FOR DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER RATCHA BURI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1) the current status, the desired status, and the need for leadership skills in the 21^st century of school administrators and 2) the development of leadership skills in the 21^st century of school administrators under Ratcha Buri Primary Educational Service Area 1. The sample consisted of 24 school administrators and 303 teachers, totaling 327 people were selected by multi-stage random sampling, with the sample size determined from the Krejci and Morgan tables. The instrument used was a questionnaire consisting of 40 questions in the form of a 5-point rating scale. an IOC value between 0.66-1.00 and a reliability of 0.89. The study of the development of leadership skills in the 21^st century was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 7 school administrators by purposive selection. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, need index, and descriptive content analysis.

          The research results found that:

1. The current status of 21^st century leadership skills of school administrators under Ratcha Buri Primary Educational Service Area 1, is at a moderate level overall. The desired status is at the highest level overall. The necessary needs are ranked in order of importance as follows: 1) Vision skills 2) Communication skills 3) Human relations skills 4) Creativity skills and 5) Technology skills.


2. Guidelines for developing 21^st century leadership skills of school administrators under Ratcha Buri Primary Educational Service Area 1, are divided into 5 areas: Area 1 includes vision skills with 6 approaches, communication skills with 3 approaches, human relations skills with 3 approaches, creativity skills with 7 approaches, and technology skills with 5 approaches.