A Study of Skill Development Guidelines for School Administrators in Society 5.0 under the Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to examine the current and desirable conditions of school administrators’ skills in Society 5.0 2. to investigate the priority needs for developing school administrators’ skills in Society 5.0 and 3. to study skill development guidelines for school administrators in Society 5.0. This study employed a mixed-methods research design integrating both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research instruments consisted of a questionnaire and an interview form. The sample included 133 school administrators under the Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample size was determined using Yamane’s (1973) formula at a 0.05 level of precision and selected through stratified random sampling. The target group comprised five experts, selected through purposive sampling. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the Priority Needs Index. The interview data were analyzed using content analysis. The research findings revealed that 1) The current state of school administrators’ skills in Society 5.0 under the Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was overall at a moderate level (x̅ = 3.04, S.D. = 0.19). Creative thinking skills had the highest mean score (x̅ = 3.45, S.D. = 0.55), while digital skills had the lowest (x̅ = 2.55, S.D. = 0.31). In contrast, the desirable state was rated at the highest level (x̅ = 4.46, S.D. = 0.24), with people management skills receiving the highest mean score (x̅ = 4.77, S.D. = 0.24) 2) The needs assessment analysis indicated that critical thinking skills showed the highest priority need (PNI = 0.85), whereas data and information analysis skills showed the lowest priority need (PNI = 0.32) and 3) The development guidelines should therefore emphasize critical thinking skills, digital skills, and people management skills in order to enhance the effectiveness of school administration in alignment with the sustainable context of Society 5.0.