THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL PERSONALITY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS

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Phramaha Aphipong Khamhongsa

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This research aimed to examine the relationship between emotional personality of school administrators and school effectiveness using a mixed-method approach. Quantitative data were collected through questionnaires from 320 administrators and teachers in 80 schools, while qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews with 15 school administrators.


The findings revealed a strong positive relationship between administrators' emotional personality and school effectiveness (r = 0.78, p < 0.01), with relationship management and social awareness dimensions showing the strongest correlations. The four dimensions of emotional personality collectively explained 68.4% of the variance in school effectiveness. The study presents a new knowledge framework called the "CARE Model" (Cyclical Approach for Relational Excellence), which comprises four key components: 1) Conscious Self-awareness, 2) Adaptive Emotional Management, 3) Relational Intelligence, and 4) Educational Environmental Engineering. The findings have significant implications for policies on recruitment, development, and evaluation of school administrators, emphasizing the importance of developing emotional and social skills alongside management competencies. The research recommends integrating the CARE Model into administrator development programs and establishing learning networks for experience exchange. Future research should focus on testing the effectiveness of development programs based on the CARE Model and investigating contextual factors affecting the relationship between emotional personality and school effectiveness.

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