Transformational Leadership of School Administrators in the Digital Era Under the Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) to study the level of transformational leadership of school administrators in the digital era. 2) To compare the level of transformational leadership of school administrators in the digital era classified by position, work experience, and school size. 3) To study guidelines for developing transformational leadership of school administrators in the digital era under the Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample group consisted of 323 people, including administrators and teachers. The target groups for in-depth interviews were 4 school administrators or teachers who received awards related to education. The instruments were a five-level rating scale and open-ended questionnaires, and a structural interview. Data were analyzed statistically to reveal percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test and content analysis The research findings were as follows: 1) The overall results, as well as
the results of each aspect of the transformational leadership of school administrators in
the digital era, were high. 2) A comparison of the transformational leadership of school administrators in the digital era, classified by work experience showed no significant difference. However, position and school size were statistically significantly different at the 0.01 level. And 3) Guidelines for developing transformational leadership among school administrators in the digital era suggest that administrators should serve as good role models for personnel, be capable of leading their institutions to adapt to change, possess up-to-date knowledge, and assign tasks appropriately.