Guidelines for developing innovative leadership in the 21st century of School administrators under Khon Kaen provincial office of learning encouragement

Abstract

         The objectives of this research article were 1) to study the current situation, the desirable conditions and needs for developing innovative leadership in the 21^st century of school administrators, 2) to study guidelines for developing innovative leadership in the 21^st century of school administrators under Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement. The sample group used in the research consisted of school administrators, government teachers, and Sub-district Non-formal and Informal Education Centre’s teachers under Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement, with the total number of 196 people. The research instrument was a 5-level rating scale questionnaire with IOC value between 0.67 – 1.00 reliability at 0.90 and the group of informants consisted of school administrators, government teachers, and Sub-district Non-formal and Informal Education Centre’s teachers, with the total number of 9 people. A study was done in 3 schools with excellent practice. The instruments used in the research were semi-structured interviews and feasibility evaluation forms, appropriateness evaluation forms and usefulness evaluation forms of guidelines for developing innovative leadership in the 21^st century of school administrators. The research results were found that: 1.) The current situation of innovative leadership in the 21^st century of school administrators, in overall, was rated at a moderate, the desirable conditions of innovative leadership in the 21^st century school administrators, in overall, was rated at the highest level and needs for developing innovative leadership in the 21^st century, considered in each aspect, were arranged from most to least as follows: transformational vision, creating innovative organizational atmosphere, risk management and innovative vision. 2.) Guidelines for developing innovative leadership in the 21^st century of school administrators under Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement consisted of 20 important guidelines for developing.