A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUCCESS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE NAKHON RATCHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

Abstract

  This study aimed to: 1) examine the level of information technology usage in schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3; 2) investigate the level of administrative success of schools under the same office; and 3) analyze the relationship between information technology usage and administrative success of schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample size was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table, and the samples were selected through stratified random sampling based on school size. The sample consisted of 127 schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in the 2024 academic year. Two respondents were selected from each school, including one school administrator and one teacher responsible for information technology in the same school, yielding a total of 254 respondents. The research instrument was a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire. The content validity index was 1.00. The reliability coefficient of the information technology usage questionnaire was 0.901, while that of the administrative success questionnaire was 0.962. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean. Inferential statistics were conducted using Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient at the .01 level of statistical significance.

  The research findings revealed that

1.The overall level of information technology usage in schools under the

Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was found to be at a high level. When considered by individual dimensions, all aspects were also rated at a high level. The dimension with the highest mean score was personnel competency and management, followed by infrastructure and resources, and information security, respectively.

1. The overall level of administrative success of schools under the Nakhon

Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was found to be high. When examined by dimension, the highest mean score was observed in learner-centered instructional management, followed by student quality and internal school management processes, respectively.

1. The relationship between information technology usage and administrative

success of schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was positively correlated at a high level, with statistical significance at the .01 level.

Keywords : Information Technology Utilization, Success in School Administration,