Abstract:
The purposes of this study were 1) to study the level of digital leadership of school administrators in schools under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, 2) to compare the digital leadership of school administrators in schools under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 classified by the level of education, work experiences and the school size, 3) to study the guidelines to develop administrators' digital leadership under the Office of Rayong Primary Educational Service Area 1. The sample group consisted of 327 teachers by calculating the sample size from Krejcie; & Morgan (Krejcie; & Morgan, 1970) The research instrument was a questionnaire and the reliability of 0.918. Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean (X), standard deviation (S.D.), t-test (Independent), and F test (ANOVA).
The research found that
1. Digital leadership for administrators in schools under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 was at a high level overall with a mean score of (X = 4.08, S.D. = .83). When considering in each aspect, it was found that the creation of digital culture was at the highest average value. (X = 4.10, S.D. = .80) followed by the digital vision (X = 4.08, S.D. = .65). The least average was professional development (X = 4.06, S.D. = .78).
2. Differences in educational qualifications did not result in statistically significant differences in the digital leadership of school administrators under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. However, differences in work experience revealed a statistically significant difference in overall digital leadership at the .05 level, except in the area of digital literacy, which showed no significant difference. Regarding school size, the digital leadership of school administrators under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 differed significantly at the .01 level, both overall and in each specific aspect.
3. The results on guidelines to develop the digital leadership for administrators in schools under the Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, indicate that teachers should collaborate with school administrators in implementing strategies and planning the use of digital technology in educational management. They should support the development of digital technology and cooperate with administrators in promoting technological advancement within the organization.