Needs for the development of Competency of Educational Institution Administrators under Khon Kaen Vocational Education

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to study the needs and recommendations for the development of competency of educational institution administrators under Khon Kaen Vocational Education. The sample group used in this research consisted of educational institution administrators and teachers, with the total number of 269 people. The sample size was determined by Taro Yamane's formula (Taro Yamane, 1973) using stratified random sampling method. The instrument used to collect data was a 5-rating scale questionnaire with the value of IOC (Index of item objective congruence) at  0.67 - 1.00 and reliability of the whole questionnaire at 0.96. The statistics used to analyze data comprised frequency, percentage, mean and PNI Index.

          The research results were found that:

          1.Needs for the development of competency of educational institution administrators under Khon Kaen Vocational Education, arranged from the most importance to the least importance, were as follows: 1) self-development, 2) teamwork, 3) good service, 4) analysis and synthesis, 5) vision, 6) competency development, 7) communication and motivation and 8) achievement respectively.

        2. Recommendations for the development of competency of educational institution administrators under Khon Kaen Vocational Education, considering the recommendations with the highest frequency in each aspect, were as follows: On aspect of achievement, there was a commitment to perform their duties effectively. On aspect of good service, there was an improvement of efficiency of service system for the satisfaction of the customers. On aspect of self-development, there was an interest in acquiring knowledge to improve the potential of working.  On aspects of teamwork, there was a cooperation to support colleagues. On aspect of analysis and synthesis, there was a comprehensive analysis of problem and job requirements. On aspect of communication and motivation, there was ability to persuade others to agree, accept to reach a goal of the operation. On aspect of competency development, there was support for colleagues to develop their potential. On aspect of vision, there was ability to set goals, guideline for organization's development and operation by using a process of participation.