Abstract:
The result :
The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the level of desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau, 2) to compare the opinions of the school administrators and the teachers on desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau classified by positions, qualifications, and work experiences, and 3) to study guidelines for the development of desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau. The sample of this research consisted of 181 administrators and teachers using Satisfied Random Sampling. The research instruments used for data collection were followed by a questionnaire with Linkert five-scale interval designed. The reliability of the questionnaire scored 0.978 and the statistics used in analyzing the data were frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and double difference testing by Scheffé 's method.
The research findings were as follows: 1) The overall and each aspect of the desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau was at a high level. 2) A comparison of the school administrators and the teachers on desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau classified by positions, qualifications, and work experiences were significantly different at the 0.01 level. 3) The guidelines for the development of desirable characteristics of school administrators of welfare education schools in the lower northeastern region, Special Education Bureau. The proposed guidelines included:
1. Knowledge: School administrators should develop personal professionalism to obtain better knowledge and competencies to establish a clear action plan and work performance planning.
2. Personality: School administrators should have good personalities and be polite, smiling, and smart with good communication skills.
3. Leadership: School administrators should possess creativity, knowledge, daring thinking, proactive decision-making, and the determination to do what is right
4. Human Relations: School administrators should prioritize the importance of every staff member equally, establish systematic coordination of work, and foster positive relationships with both internal and external personnel of the school.
5. Morality and Ethics: School administrators should focus on acquiring knowledge of a discipline and the code of professional ethics. They should also serve as role models, exhibiting self-discipline and exemplary conduct.
6. Welfare Education Performance: School administrators should possess a comprehensive understanding of the welfare school context and be capable of effectively implementing policies and visions aligned with the original affiliation.