21st Century Management Skills for School Administrators in Sri Maha Phot Quality District Group, Prachinburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1)  examine the 21st-century management skills of school administrators in the Sri Maha Phot Quality Group, Prachinburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 2) compare these skills of school administrators, classified by gender, educational background, age, and work experience. The sample for this research consisted of 196 teachers from the Sri Maha Phot Quality Group under Prachinburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, selected using stratified random sampling based on the proportion of the population and sample in each area, followed by simple random sampling within each group. The research instrument was a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.89. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while differences between groups were tested using t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The research findings revealed that the overall level of 21st-century management skills among school administrators was at a high level. When considered by aspect, communication skills had the highest mean score, followed by human relations skills, while creative thinking skills ranked the lowest. The comparison of these skills classified by gender and educational background showed no statistically significant differences overall. However, when classified by age and work experience, the overall skills were statistically significantly different at the 0.05 level.