The relationship between transformational leadership characteristics and academic management of basic school administrators, thongphapoom district, kanchanaburi primary educational service area office 3
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study a relationship between transformational leadership characteristics and academic management of basic school administrators, Kanchanaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The samples consisted 214 administrators and teachers. The instrument used for collecting data was a 5-rationg scale questionnaire. The statistics used in data analysis composed of mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearsons Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.
The results were as follows:
1. The transformational leadership characteristics of the school administrators was at a high level. Considering each aspect found one aspect: continuance of operational progress was as the highest level, the other 5 aspects were at high level, as follows: belief communication and being a good listener, the organization as a learning organization, the emphasis on the value of human resources, the application of risk management principles and the vision, respectively.
2. Academic management of the administrators was at a high level in every aspect, as follows: the book selection for use in schools; the teaching and learning in schools; academic planning; the development of the learning process; the development of quality assurance systems and standards of education; the guidance; enhancing the academic community; the development of the school curriculum; the promotion and support to individuals, families, organizations, academic establishments and other institutions of education; the preparation of regulations and guidelines related to academic education; the collaboration in the development of educational institutions and other organizations, development and use of educational technologies; the development and encourage learning resource; the educational supervision; the evaluation and the transfer of learning; research to improve the quality of education in schools; and the development of significant local programs, respectively.
3. The relationship between transformational leadership characteristics and the school administrators academic management found positively correlation with statistically significant difference at .01 level.