Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the management of emotional intelligence among school administrators, classified by age and educational level, and type of educational institution. The sample consisted of 226 school administrators using the Krejcie & Morgan formula and multi-stage sampling. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire regarding the level of emotional intelligence of school administrators with a validity between 0.67 - 1.00 and a reliability of 0.97. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation t-test independent one-way analysis of variance, and post-hoc test by Scheffe's method.
The study findings were as follows :
1. Managing the emotional intelligence of educational institution administrators in overall at a high level (X̅ = 4.27, S.D.= 0.45). When considering each aspect, it was found that the highest average is the aspect of being aware of the feelings of others at the high level (X̅ = 4.37, S.D. = 0.56), followed by having social skills at the high level (X̅ = 4.36, S.D. = 0.51). The aspect with the lowest average value is the ability to control one's emotions at a high level (X̅ = 4.13, S.D. = 0.52).
2. The comparison management of emotional intelligence among school administrators found that overall, there were no differences in educational institution administrators who have a graduate diploma in educational administration; their opinions on managing emotional intelligence were no different from those of school administrators with an education a master's degree or higher, educational institution administrators who are less than 30 years old, their opinions on managing emotional intelligence were no differences from administrators of educational institutions aged 30 - 45 years and over 45 years. Administrators of educational institutions in the category of welfare education schools, their opinions on managing emotional intelligence were no differences from those of school administrators in the categoryof disability-specific schools, were no differences from administrators of educational institutions in the category of special education centers.