INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE EAST BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) to study instructional leadership level of school administrators in the east of Bangkok under the Bangkok metropolitan administration; and 2) to investigate the effect of individual characteristics, the size of the school and school standard quality assessment (SMART School) on instructional leadership of schools in the east of Bangkok under the Bangkok metropolitan administration. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 354 subjects and 308 questionnaires were returned. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Multivariate analysis of Variance: Two-way MANOVA. the finding revealed that the mean values of instructional leadership variables-- Defining vision and school goals, curriculum and learning management, Supervision and evaluation of learning management, and promoting academic atmosphere of schools-- were high between 3.975 - 4.283 with standard deviation between .323 - .628. The results pointed to the effect of experience work on defining vision and school goals, curriculum and learning management, and supervision and evaluation of learning management. Gender, age, education, position appeared, the size of the school and school standard quality assessment (SMART School)  to have no effect on any of the instructional leadership of schools in the east of Bangkok under the Bangkok metropolitan administration.