Factors Affecting Transformational Leadership of School Administrators, Bang Khen District, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

This research employed a quantitative research approach aiming to 1) examine the level of factors affecting transformational leadership of school administrators in Bang Khen District under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA); 2) examine the level of transformational leadership of school administrators; 3) explore the relationship of factors affecting transformational leadership of school administrators and transformational leadership of school administrators; and 4) investigate factors affecting the transformational leadership of school administrators in Bang Khen District, BMA. The sample group included a total of 169 directors, deputy directors, and teachers of schools in Bang Khen District, BMA. The sample size was determined based on Krejci and More's table which was proportionated using the rule of three by the number of population of each school, with the sample being selected by a simple random sampling method. The research tool was a 5-point rating scale questionnaire. Analytical statistics comprised frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results revealed the followings. 1) Factors affecting transformational leadership of school administrators in Bang Khen District, BMA were at a high level in overall and in each aspect. 2) Transformational leadership of school administrators in Bang Khen District, BMA was at a high level in overall and in each aspect. 3. Factors affecting transformational leadership and transformational leadership of school administrators had a positive relationship with a statistical significance at the .01 level.  4. Four factors namely achievement motivation, participatory management, decentralization, and emotional intelligence affecting transformational leadership of school administrators showed the overall value of predictive efficiency (R2) of .591, accounting for 59.10 %, with a statistical significance at the .01 level.