Abstract:
This research has the following research objectives: 1) To study the academic leadership of school administrators in the expanded educational opportunity schools under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Mae Hong Son, and 2) To compare th e academic leadership of school administrators in the expanded educational opportunity schools under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Mae Hong Son, classified by educational qualifications, age range, and work experience. The population includes teachers in the expanded educational opportunity schools. Under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Primary Education Area 2, Mae Hong Son, a total of 687 people. The researcher determined the sample group using the calculation formula of Krejcie and Morgan. The number of teachers was 248 people. The stratified random sampling method was used. The research instrument was a 5-level rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, F-test, and One way ANOVA. The research results found that 1) Academic leadership of school administrators of the extended educational opportunity schools under the Office of the Primary Education Area 2, Mae Hong Son, was at the highest level overall. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest average value was curriculum management, followed by teaching and learning management and promotion of academic learning atmosphere. The aspect with the lowest average value was vision, mission, and goal determination. 2) The comparison results of the overall academic leadership study of school administrators in educational opportunity expansion schools, classified by educational qualifications, showed no statistically significant differences at the .05 level. However, the comparison results classified by age range and work experience revealed statistically significant differences at the .05 level.