THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND BEING A LEARNING RGANIZATION FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SUKHOTHAI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between the innovative leadership of school administrators and the organizational learning of schools. The sample group consisted of  291 school administrators and teachers in schools under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan's table (1970) at a 95% confidence level. The sampling method employed was stratified random sampling based on proportions. The statistics used for analyzing the data were mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient. The research findings revealed that: 1)The innovative leadership of school administrators under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, was overall at the highest level. The aspect with the highest mean scores were teamwork and collaboration, followed by vision change, innovation organization building, and risk management. The dimension with the lowest mean score was creativity. 2) The organizational learning of schools under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, was also at the highest level overall. The aspect with the highest mean scores were team learning, followed by personal learning. The aspect with the lowest mean scores were mental models, shared vision, and systemic thinking. 3) There was a significant positive correlation (r = .703**) between the innovative leadership of school administrators and the organizational learning of schools under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, at a statistically significant level of .01.