Abstract:
This research aimed to study and compare the roles of school administrators in enhancing teacher skills in the 21st century under the Office of Phrae Primary Education Service Area 2, according to the teachers opinions. Their opinions were classified by their level of education, work experience, and the size of the school they teach at. The study was an exploratory study. The research population was teachers in 124 schools under the jurisdiction of Phrae Primary Education Service Area Office 2 in the academic year 2022, totaling 722 people. The sample group in this study were teachers under the Office of Phrae Primary Education Service Area 2 for the academic year 2022. The sample size was calculated using the Taro Yamane method. A sample of 286 people was then randomly selected by cluster sampling method. The factors studied were divided into four aspects: learner-centered learning management skills, learning skills, technical skills, and leadership skills. The tool used to collect data was a questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. Part one inquired about the personal information of the teachers and part two inquired about the role of the school administrators in promoting teacher skills in the 21st century. The mean and the standard deviation were interpreted and calculated by the Independent T-Test together with the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). When the differences were detected, they would be compared individually by using Scheffés method. It was found that the four factors mentioned earlier had influences on the roles of the school administrators in enhancing teacher skills in the 21st century. The overall results were at a high level. When considering each aspect individually, it was found that the role of the administrators with the highest means was the one that involved learner-centered learning management skills. This was followed by technical skills, leadership skills and learning skills, respectively. Moreover, the comparison of the roles of the administrators classified by gender and work experience was not different in terms of statistics. When classified by the size of the school, it was found that, in general, each aspect was not different, except for the leadership skills. Statistically, the administrators from medium-sized schools played a more significant role in enhancing teacher skills than those from small and large school.