INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS AFFECTING INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE BANGKOK 2

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the level of innovative leadership competency of directors of schools under the secondary educational service area office Bangkok 2, 2) to study the level of innovative organization at the schools, and 3) to study the innovative leadership competency of directors affecting innovative organization at the schools. A sample of 129 by program G*Power 3.1.9.7. was randomly selected from head of departments. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The statistical methods used in this research were frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis. The results of the research showed that 1) innovative leadership competency of the directors was overall at the high level. 2) innovative organization at the schools was also at the high level. 3) innovative leadership competency of directors did affect innovative organization at schools, (correlation coefficient = 0.795-0.822, with statistically significant at 0.05 level). The regression equation of innovative leadership competency of the directors affecting the innovative organization at the schools showed the acceptance in 3 areas which are achiever(X₄) capacity(X₂) and strategist(X₁)  with the multiple correlation coefficient equal to 0.852. The prediction power was 72.40 percent with statistical significance at the level of 0.01. Which is written in the form of standard scores as follows: Z = .337 (X₄) + .274 (X₂) + .276 (X₁)