A CRISIS LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE KHON KAEN

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) examine crisis leadership among school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Khon Kaen; and 2) compare crisis leadership among school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Khon Kaen, classified by educational level, administrative experience, and school size. The research target group comprised 84 school administrators in total. The research instrument employed was a questionnaire. Statistical methods utilized for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance

The findings revealed that: 1) the overall crisis leadership of school administrators was at a high level, with a mean of 4.41. When considered by dimension, all dimensions were rated at a high level decision-making ranked highest, followed by adaptability, human relations, and communication, with means of 4.45, 4.41, 4.39, and 4.38, respectively; and 2) a comparative analysis of crisis leadership among school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Khon Kaen indicated that administrators with differing educational levels exhibited no significant difference in crisis leadership at the 0.05 level. Similarly, administrators with varying levels of administrative experience showed no significant difference in crisis leadership at the 0.05 level. However, administrators from schools of different sizes demonstrated a statistically significant difference in crisis leadership at statistical significance at the 0.05 level.