The Study of Innovative Leadership of School Administrators in the Digital Era under the Jurisdiction of Secondary Education Office Service Area Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1. to investigate the innovative leadership of school administrators in the digital era under the Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen Secondary Educational Service Area Office 2. to compare the innovative leadership of school administrators in the digital era under the Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen Secondary Educational Service Area Office, classified by educational qualifications, work experience and school size and 3. to examine guidelines for developing the innovative leadership of school administrators in the digital era under the Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen Secondary Educational Service Area Office. This study employed a mixed-methods research design integrating both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research instruments consisted of questionnaires and structured interviews. The sample group comprised 351 school administrators and teachers, with the sample size determined using the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. The quantitative data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean and standard deviation. Comparisons were conducted using the t-test and F-test statistical analyses. The qualitative data obtained from the structured interviews were analyzed through content analysis. The research findings revealed that 1) the innovative leadership of school administrators in the digital era was overall at a high level (x̅= 4.15, S.D.=0.71) 2) Comparisons based on educational qualification, work experience and school size showed no significant differences and 3) The study introduced guidelines for developing innovative leadership with five components including transformational vision, creative thinking, teamwork and participation, risk management and creating an innovative organizational atmosphere and 3) Guidelines for developing the innovative leadership of school administrators in the digital era were identified based on five key components: 3.1) transformational vision 3.2) creative thinking 3.3) teamwork and participation 3.4) risk management and 3.5) the creation of an innovative organizational climate.