A STUDY OF GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING COACHING SKILLS FOR NEW EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISORS IN UDON THANI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

This study aimed to: 1)examine the current conditions, desirable conditions, and essential needs for developing coaching skills of novice supervisors; 2)explore approaches to developing coaching skills of novice supervisors; and 3) analyze and evaluate the proposed approaches for developing coaching skills of novice supervisors in the Udon Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office. The research was conducted in three phases: Phase 1 (Quantitative): A survey of current and desirable conditions, as well as essential needs, was conducted with 59 novice supervisors. A five-point Likert scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.98 was employed. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean ( ), and standard deviation (S.D.). Phase 2 (Qualitative): Approaches for developing coaching skills were identified through a multi-attribute consensus-reaching (MACR) discussion with eight purposively selected participants. Content analysis was applied. Phase 3 (Qualitative Evaluation): The proposed approaches were evaluated by nine experts using a rating scale. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.

Findings: 1) The current coaching skills of novice supervisors were at a moderate level, while the desirable conditions were at the highest level. The Priority Need Index (PNI) ranged between 0.572–0.876. 2) Six dimensions comprising 30 approaches for developing coaching skills were identified. 3) Evaluation results indicated that both feasibility and usefulness of the approaches were rated at the highest level (feasibility: ; usefulness: ).