Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to 1) examine the condition and model of ethical leadership for school administrators under the Yala Secondary Educational Service Area Office, and 2) establish the model of ethical leadership for school administrators under the Yala Secondary Educational Service Area Office.
There were two steps for research process: step 1: to study documents and research in relation with ethical leadership to obtain interview topics and qualitative data collection, employing semi-structure interviews with 11 were proceeded. The data was analyzed by using content analysis to create a conceptual framework and outline the draft model of ethical leadership. Step 2: to validate accuracy and assess content validity of the draft model, it was submitted to three experts. The index of item objective congruence (IOC) of three experts ranged from 0.67 to 1.00 with a confidence level of .992. The model of ethical leadership was then given to 239
samples. The statistical package was used for data analysis to assess means and standard deviations.
The results revealed that:
1. The condition and model of ethical leadership for school administrators under the Yala Secondary Educational Service Area Office consisted of six characteristics
which included 1) fairness, 2) responsibility, 3) respect, 4) trust, 5) citizenship, and 6) compassion.
2. The model of ethical leadership for school administrators under the Yala Secondary Educational Service Area Office consisted of six characteristics as follows:
1) Fairness involved school administrators were neutral, school administrators adhered to principles of managing the school without favoring any particular groups, and school administrators made well-considered decision.
2) Responsibility included school administrators were role models in punctuality, school administrators prioritized the common good over personal interests, and school administrators carefully planned work performance.
3) Respect included school administrators respected themselves, teachers, educational staff, community, and society, school administrators demonstrated humility, modesty, and politeness, and school administrators could work together with individuals
of different backgrounds.
4) Trust included school administrators were able to build good interpersonal relationships in the school, school administrators prioritized internal work inspections within the school, and school administrators utilized reasons and logic in working.
5) Citizenship involved 1) school administrators were responsible for their duties and society, school administrators exercised their rights and advised teachers and educational staff to use their own rights, and school administrators protected, admired, and maintained national institutions, religion, and the monarchy.
6) Compassion included school administrators were optimistic, school administrators facilitated teachers and educational staff, and school administrators gave good recommendations and praised for the success of teachers and educational staff. When assessing the suitability level for implementation. It was found that overall and in specific aspects was at a high level.