Distributed Leadership of Elementary School Principals as Perceived by Teachers in Khon Kaen Province

• Main Authors: Akkharadet Neelayothin, Ratchanee Charongsirawan, Pataraphorn Arunmala
• Format: Article
• Language: Thai
• Published: Mahasarakham University 2017-09-01
• Series: Journal of Education, Mahasarakham University
• Subjects: Distributed leadership; principals; elementary school
• Online Access: https://edu.msu.ac.th/journal/home/journal_file/373.pdf

This research aims 1) to study distributed leadership of elementary school principals as perceived by teachers in Khon Kaen province and 2) to compare and analyze the distributed leadership by genders, work experiences and levels of education. The survey methodology was used, gathering data from a sample of the population who are the elementary school teacher in Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Offices. Determining the sample size by using square blocks of Krejcei and Morgan on a sample of 345. Collecting data from a sample with a simple random sampling method. Using five rating scale questionnaires with reliability at 0.935. Collected data were analyzed by standard deviations, t-test, and testing methods, the mean pair of Scheffe. The results showed that (1) the behavior of elementary school principals in Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Offices reflected the distributed leadership was in a high extent. (2) With different genders, the distributed leadership of elementary school principals in Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Offices reflected that was no different. (3) With different work experiences, the distributed leadership of elementary school principals in Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Offices was different. And (4) with different levels of education, the distributed leadership of elementary school principals in Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Offices reflected that was different.