The Relationship between Administrators’ Ethical Leadership and School Well-Being in the Digital Era under the Office of the Private Education Commission, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: (1) to examine the level of ethical leadership among administrators of private schools under the Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC), Nakhon Ratchasima Province; (2) to examine the level of school well-being in private schools under OPEC, Nakhon Ratchasima Province; and (3) to investigate the relationship between administrators’ ethical leadership and school well-being in the digital era in private schools under OPEC, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The sample consisted of 215 administrators, teachers, and educational personnel from private schools under OPEC, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, in the 2025 academic year. The participants were selected through purposive sampling. The research instrument was a five-point rating scale questionnaire. The index of item-objective congruence (IOC) ranged from 0.67 to 1.00, and the reliability coefficient was 0.986. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics using Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient.

The findings revealed that: (1) the overall level of ethical leadership among private school administrators was high, with the highest mean score in the dimension of respect (=4.49); (2) the overall level of school well-being in the digital era was at the highest level, with the highest mean score in environmental well-being (=4.61); and (3) administrators’ ethical leadership was positively correlated with school well-being in the digital era at a high level, with statistical significance at the .01 level (r=.766, p < .01).