21st CENTURY SKILLS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THAT AFFECT ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION TOWARDS SCHOOL EXCELLENCE OF PHATEAM EDUCATIONAL NETWORK UNDER THE UBON RATCHATHANI-AMNAT CHAROEN SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE
Abstract:
This research aimed to: (1) examine the levels of 21st-century school administrators'
skills and academic administration excellence of schools in the Phataem School Cluster under
the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Ubon Ratchathani-Amnat Charoen; (2) investigate
the relationship between these skills and academic administration excellence; (3) develop a
predictive equation for the skills influencing academic administration; and (4) propose guidelines
for applying 21st-century administrators skills to enhance academic quality. The sample
comprised 188 administrators and teachers. The research instrument was a five-point Likert-scale
questionnaire with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics
Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analysis), together with content analysis for
recommendations.
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The results revealed that administrators' 21st-century skills were rated at a high level overall, with the highest mean score for conceptual knowledge and thinking skills, followed by organizational management skills, while human relations skills had the lowest mean. Academic administration was also rated at a high level, with the highest mean for assessment and evaluation, followed by teaching management and educational supervision. The 21st-century administrators' skills showed a strong positive correlation with academic administration excellence at the .05 significance level.
The regression analysis indicated that organizational management skills (X1) and effective communication skills (X3) significantly predicted academic administration at the .01 significance level ( R = 0.888 , R ^ 2 = 0.788 ), explaining 78.80% of the variance. Recommendations suggest strengthening these skills in curriculum development, instructional management, assessment and evaluation, educational supervision, and information technology systems, with active participation from teachers, communities, and stakeholders at all levels to achieve sustainable academic quality improvement in line with 21st-century challenges.