Examining existing ideas about sustainable leadership of private school science principals

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: to examine existing ideas about sustainable leadership of private school science principals in jurisdiction of Khon Kaen Provincial Education Office. The quantitative data of population were the private school principals and teachers working in private schools under jurisdiction of Khon Kaen Provincial Education Office from 127 principals, 2,425 school teachers, total of 2552 persons. The samples were 92 school principals selected by Purposive Sampling, and 331 teachers selected by Simple Random Sampling. The research instruments included 5 Level Rating Scale, the content validity was 0.84, and the Reliability of total issue was 0.96. Data were analyzed by using the computer program to calculate the frequency, percentage, and standard deviation. The research findings found that the sustainable leadership of private school administrators under jurisdiction of Khon Kaen Provincial Education Office, in all, was at "High" level. The mean values were ranked in order from high to low as follows: 1) the in-depth body of knowledge, 2) the steadfast standpoint and far reaching stretch, 3) the breadth, comprehesiseness and balance 4) the construction of cooperative network and 5) the various techniques for success and goal achievement. The study may have implications for professional development of administrators' sustainable leadership in private science school.