Review Article: The Leadership Enhancement in Education 4.0 School Administrators

 Review Article: The Leadership Enhancement in Education 4.0 School Administrators

 

The research article entitled “The Leadership Enhancement in Education 4.0 School Administrators”. It was written by the three authors, Kuljira Raksanakorn and Tuwanan Ratthananin-Anan from the Faculty of Education, North Bangkok University, Thailand, Supattarasak Khumsamart from the Roi Et Provincial Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education, Thailand.

            The research article is all about the leadership enhancement of school administrators.  Thus, the research objectives are as follows; first, to study the component, second, to study the current situation and the desirable conditions, and lastly, to assess the need for enhancement of leadership of school administrators in education. In order to answer the questions, the researchers used a mixed method, which uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches using the instrument in a form of a questionnaire. They gathered the data using a sample of 15 school administrators and 365 teachers using stratified sampling. In order to analyze the data that they have collected the research used statistics using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

            According to the research article, the results are concluded based on the objectives. The research analysis for the first objective is that the components of the enhancement of the leadership of school administrators were identified as knowledge and abilities, leadership skills, academic leadership, morals and ethics, new aged skills, attribute, and performance.  According to Phimphon, Kowat, and Kanok-orn (2015), the significant indicators for success or failure of education outcome rest on the ability of school administrators to make the utmost use of their knowledge and experience and in provide the leadership to create a vision for change, and to support school staff in their development to meet the challenges of a changing world. The research said that the second objective result was at a moderate level. Considering that all level of leadership skills is in the moderation of the results of the analysis of the second objective stating that there is still room for improvements.

            The research is beneficial and gives an idea to check which area in the educational administration as an administrator to explore the weakness and strengths. Being aware of our limitations is very important. Talerngsr (2018) stated with anything related to self-improvement, sustainability is the key. Thus, constant evaluation is necessary for the development of the skills. Talerngsr (2018) further noted that knowing your weakness is just as important, “A strength is not simply something that you are good at. It is also something that makes you feel strong. But the definition of weakness is similar. You may well be good at an activity – or good enough – but it doesn’t make you feel strong, in fact, you feel weak.” This gives a chance to the individual to access the weak area of the administration. 

            The analysis of the result of the third objective stated that according to the research, the assessment of needs for the leadership enhancement of school administrators in Education revealed that overall, when considering each aspect by specifying levels of needs ranging from highest to the lowest level of needs, the results are as follows: 1) performance; 2) morals and ethics; 3) attributes; 4) new-age skills; 5) leadership skills; 6) knowledge and abilities; and 7) academic leadership. As a result, all those needs can be ranked in order of their significance as follows: 1) performance; 2) morals and ethics; 3) attributes; 4) new-age skills; 5) leadership skills; 6) knowledge and abilities; and 7) academic leadership. We can see that the lowest level of needs is performance. Gong (2021) noted that performance management is not only a set of formal management tools but also implies specific management ideas and concepts behind it, which requires a certain institutional environment to guarantee and support. While the highest level is academic leadership. According to Hamdoun (2021), he described that it is known that leadership is important to be applied not only for the whole organization but also on the personal level. Indeed (2022) further mentioned that academic leadership is when a teacher, professor, or other members of faculty at an academic institution led students to success. They may help students develop the skills and knowledge they need in their future careers and provide challenging opportunities to test and improve this knowledge.

 

References

Phomkoh, P., Tesaputa K., and Somprach, K. (2015). Program Development for Enhancing Creative Leadership among School Administrators in Local Government Organizations of Thailand. International Journal of Behavioral Science. 2015, Vol. 10, Issue 2, 79-93

Talerngsr, A. (2018). Developing Self-Awareness for Today’s Leader. Bangkok Post. Retrieve from https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2071615/self-awareness-for-sustainable-business-leadership

Gong, F. (2021). Promoting the Innovative Development of Higher Education Performance Management Based on Internet +Technology. Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Hamdoun, A. (2021). Academic Leadership Commences by Self-Leadership. SHS Web of Conferences 111, 01001

 Indeed Editorial Team. (2022). What is Academic Leadership? (and How to be a Better Leader. Indeed. Retrieve from https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/academic-leadership#:~:text=Academic%20leadership%20is%20when%20a,test%20and%20improve%20this%20knowledge.