The Roles of School Administrators Affecting Teamwork at Schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area 1

Abstract

         This quantitative research aimed to study 1) roles of school administrators; 2) investigate the level of teamwork at the schools; and 3) their roles affecting the teamwork at the schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area1. The sample consisted of 173 participants, selected using a simple random sampling technique. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis.

           The findings revealed that 1) their roles were high: monitoring and evaluation, policy making and planning, promotion and support, resource allocation, and leadership. 2) Their teamwork was rated at the highest level. Ranked from highest to lowest, the teamwork at the schools; mutual respect, interaction and human relations, trust, communication, participation, setting common goals and objectives.  3) Their roles, affecting the teamwork at the schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area1, were: resource allocation, leadership, monitoring, evaluation, promotion and support. The aspect of policy making and planning did not significantly affect their teamwork. The roles of the school administrators collectively accounted for 91.90% of their teamwork. The standardized regression equation was presented as follows.

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