Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Research Finding















Title Basic Education Institution Committee Needs regarding Administrator Leadership Behaviors in Sankalakhiri Cluster under Yala Educational Service Area Office 1

Author Tohiron Hayeelohmae

Advisors Associate Professor Phongsi Wanichsuphawong, Ph.D, Chair
Associate Professor Chidchanok Cheongchoa, Ed.D, Co-advisor
Assistant Professor Suwit Boochuai, Ed.D, Co-advisor
Major Program Educational Administration
Academic Year 2008

Abstract
The purposes of this research were intended 1) to study the need levels and orders
of basic education institution committee regarding leadership behaviors of school
administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under Yala Educational Service Area Office 1,
according to the life circle theory of leadership of Hersey and Blanchard 2) to compare
the needs of basic education institution committee regarding leadership behaviors of school
administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under Yala Educational Service Area Office 1,
according to the life circle theory of leadership of Hersey and Blanchard, differentiated by
sex, age and level of education. The theoretical concept of this research classified
administrative leadership into four features ; telling, selling, participating and delegating.
The population of the study were 141 basic education institution committee in Sankalakhiri
cluster under Yala Educational Service Area Office 1. One hundred and five were selected
through simple random sampling by applying Taro Yamane cross-tabulation. The instrument
was five-scale rating questionnaires with a reliability of .866. The data was analyzed by
using percentage, mean, standard deviations, t-test and F-test. The results of the study were
as the follows :
1. The needs of basic education institution committee regarding leadership behaviors
of school administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under Yala Educational Service Area Office 1
were totally at the level of “much” and in each feature; selling and participating were also
at the level of “much”.Meanwhile, telling and delegating were at the level of “moderate”.
In case of need orders; participating, selling, telling and delegating were first, second, third
and fourth, respectively.
2. The needs of basic education institution committee, with different sexes, for
leadership behaviors of school administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under Yala Educational
Service Area Office 1, in general, were significantly different at .05 and in each feature,
participating leadership behavior was significantly different at .05 as well. Meanwhile,
the other leadership behaviors were not significantly different.
3. The needs of basic education institution committee, with different ages, for
leadership behaviors of school administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under Yala Educational
Service Area Office 1 were not significantly different both as a whole and in each feature.
4. The needs of basic education institution committee, with different levels of
education, for leadership behaviors of school administrators in Sankalakhiri cluster under
Yala Educational Service Area Office 1 were not significantly different both as a whole and
in each feature.