Transformational Leadership and Learning Organization Affecting School Effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area.

Abstract

The objectives of this study are: 1) to study the levels of transformational leadership and learning organization and school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area, 2) to study the relationship among transformational leadership, learning organization and school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area 3) to study the levels of the influence of transformational leadership and learning organization affecting school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area. The respondents are 924 school directors and teachers from 231 schools affiliated with the Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area from cluster random sampling. The statistics are means, standard deviations, Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r) and stepwise multiple regression. The research results have indicated that: 1) The levels of transformational leadership and school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area have been at a high level, but the levels of and learning organization have been at a moderate level. 2) The correlation between transformational leadership and the effectiveness of schools in Nakhonsawan primary educational service area has been statistically significant positive at a high level. (r = 0.93, p<.01) The correlation between learning organization and the effectiveness of schools in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area has been statistically significant positive at a very high level. (r = 0.67, p<.01) And the correlation between learning organization and transformational leadership has been statistically significant positive at a very high level. (r = 0.77, p<.01) 3) Transformational leadership and learning organization have had statistically significant effect on school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area. They can explain and predict school effectiveness in Nakhonsawan Primary Educational Service Area at 86.70% (R² = 0.867)