The Relationship Between Digital Leadership of School Administrators and Schools as Learning Organizations Under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Buriram
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This research aimed to examine 1) the digital leadership of school administrators, 2) the characteristics of schools as learning organizations, and 3) the relationship between the digital leadership of school administrators and schools as learning organizations. The sample group consisted of 346 administrators and teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Buriram in the academic year 2024. The research instrument was a questionnaire with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
The findings revealed that 1) the overall digital leadership of school administrators was at a high level, 2) the overall level of schools as learning organizations was also high, and 3) there was a strong positive correlation between the digital leadership of school administrators and schools as learning organizations (r = .807). When considering the correlation in specific dimensions, the correlation coefficients ranged from .596 to .745, indicating a moderately high level of correlation in most aspects. The findings clearly indicate that digital literacy and digital vision—key components of digital leadership—are significantly related to the development of schools as learning organizations. Therefore, relevant agencies should promote school leaders’ digital knowledge and vision, including encouraging systematic collaboration within organizations to promote schools in becoming sources of knowledge in society.
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