THE ADMINISTRATIVE ART OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PERCEIVED ASTHE MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM,FACULTY OF EDUCATION, RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This  research  aimed  to  study  and  compare  the  administrative  art  of  school  administrators perceived by Master’s students of the Educational Administration Program, Faculty of Education, Ramkhamhaeng University.  The sample included 261 Master’s students enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2016.  The research instrument was a questionnaire consisting of 2 parts: 1)  Personal   information (Checking),   and   2)   The   administrative art   of school administrators  (Rating  scales).    The  data  analysis  employed  percentages,  means,  standard deviations, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance.The findings are as follows:

The Master’s students perceived the administrative art of school administers in a whole picture at a high level (x̄=3.98).  All aspects considered, the average scores of all aspects were at a high level, ordered from high to low as follows: Decision aspect (x̄=4.06), communication aspect  (x̄=4.01),  motivation  aspect  (x̄=3.  96),  delegation  aspect  (x̄=3.95),  and  coordination aspect  (x̄=3.94). Overall,  female  Master’s  students  perceived  the  administrative  art  in  the coordination  and  motivation  aspects  more  than  male  Master’s  students. Master’s  students older than 40 were more aware of the administrative art in the communication and motivation aspects  than  those  younger  than  30.    Master’s  students  teaching  in  kindergarten  school perceived  the  administrative  art  in  the  coordination  and  motivation  aspects  more  those teaching  in  high  school,  and  Master’s  students  with  5-10  years’  experience  perceived  the administrative  art  in  the  coordination  and  motivation  aspects  more  those  with  more  than  10 years’ experience