THE ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE NAKHON RATCHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

This research article aimed to (1) study the level of academic administration in the 21st century among school administrators, and (2) compare the academic administration in the 21st century of school administrators classified by administrative experience and school size. The sample group consisted of 105 school administrators under the Office of Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area 1, determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s sampling table. The informants included one school administrator and one academic teacher per school, totaling 210 informants. The research instrument was a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire, with item-level Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.80 to 1.00, and overall reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of 0.98. Data were analyzed using a statistical software package to obtain frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. An F-test was employed to compare the opinions of the sample group, and when significant differences of means were found, Scheffé’s method was used for post-hoc comparisons.

The research findings revealed that:

1) The academic administration in the 21st century of school administrators under the Office of Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area 1 was overall at a high level in all aspects.

2) The comparison of academic administration in the 21st century of school administrators, classified by administrative experience and school size, showed statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level in both overall and individual aspects.