Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to examine and compare the levels of the
study of innovative leadership of school administrators according to teachers' opinions,
classified by education level, work experience, and school size. The sample group
consisted of 306 teachers, determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table and selected
through multi-stage random sampling. The research instrument was a quantitative
questionnaire with a validity between 0.67 - 1.00 and a reliability of 0.95. Data were
analyzed using statistics including mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and
Scheffe's method for pairwise comparisons.
The study findings were as follows:
1. The level of innovative leadership of school administrators in overall at
a high level (x̅ = 4.10, S.D.= 0.40). When considering each aspect, it was found that
the aspect with the highest the use of information and communication technology,
at a high level (x̅ = 4.11, S.D.= 0.32), followed by creating an innovative organizational
atmosphere, also at a high level (x̅ = 4.10, S.D.= 0.44) and the lowest was aspect is risk
management, at a high level (x̅ = 4.01, S.D.= 0.50).
2. Comparisons of innovative leadership levels of school administrators
classified by education level, work experience, and school size showed overall significant
differences at the 0.05 level, by teachers with doctoral degrees had different opinions
on innovative leadership levels than those with bachelor's degrees. Teachers with less
than 5 years of experience had different opinions on innovative leadership levels than
those with 5-10 years of experience. Teachers working in small schools had different
opinions on innovative leadership levels than those in medium and large schools.
Teachers in extra-large schools had different opinions on innovative leadership levels
than those in medium and large schools, and teachers in medium schools had different
opinions on innovative leadership levels than those in large schools.