A 21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE OFFICE OF, LAMPHUN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA 2
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This study aimed to: 1) examine the level of 21st-century academic leadership among school administrators under the Lamphun Primary Educational Service Area Office 2; and 2) explore approaches for developing their 21st-century academic leadership. The sample consisted of school administrators and teachers under the Lamphun Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The sample size of 276 participants—234 teachers and 42 administrators—was determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) table and selected through simple random sampling. Research instruments included; 1) questionnaire assessing the level of 21st-century academic leadership, 2) focus group discussion topics, and 3) a validation questionnaire for the proposed leadership development approaches. Data were analyzed using basic statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.
The research findings revealed that:
The overall level of 21st-century academic leadership among school administrators under the Lamphun Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 was high (= 4.17, S.D. = 0.77). 0.77). The proposed development approaches for enhancing 21st-century academic leadership included: 1) Interpersonal skills – 6 approaches, 2) Collaboration – 5 approaches,
3) Critical and creative thinking – 6 approaches, and 4) Use of technology for communication and management – 6 approaches.
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