Problem Statement
For the application of viewpoint on leadership theory in Thai social context as the abovementioned and in order to understand the foundation of the issues to be compared to the practice leadership of school administrators in this research that it was the comparison between leadership of Thai school administrators and American school administrators with different socio cultural context to associate to hypothesis setting that there would be no differences in practice leadership between Thai school administrators and American school administrators.
The research of leadership in recent years, few researchers have been giving importance to practice leadership of school administrators. Besides, there were no research studies of comparison of the school administrators’ practice leadership between different socio cultural contexts, especially between Thailand and the United States of America. Moreover, according to the societies in 21st century, various organizations had to face with new challenging problems. Consequently, the leaders’ role increased more overlapping responsibilities and priorities. Therefore, the future leaders not only had to gain characteristics and leadership behavior of effective leaders, but practicing leadership as well. So, the researchers has got interested in studying practice leadership of school administrators of Basic Education in Thailand and The United States by comparing various variables based on Kouzes & Posner’ (2002) conceptual framework as conceptual framework of this study as well.