A Program to Enhance Creative Leadership of School Administrators

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study current conditions, desirable conditions, and the need to enhance creative leadership of school administrators under the Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 2) To develop and evaluate the program to enhance the creative leadership of school administrators under the Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The research method was divided into two phases. Phase 1 was to study the current conditions, desirable conditions, and the need to enhance creative leadership of school administrators. The researchers used school administrators and teachers as the sample. Under the Office of Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area 1, 338 people were selected through the stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a scaling questionnaire. Phase 2 was to develop and evaluate the program to enhance the creative leadership of school administrators under the Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. and evaluate the program by 5 experts selected through the purposive sampling technique. The research instruments were an interview form and an evaluation form on the appropriateness and possibility of the Programs to Enhance the Creative Leadership of School Administrators. The data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and modified priority needs index (PNI). The results showed that; 1. The current state of creative leadership among school administrators were at a moderate level overall. The highest average aspect was vision. The desired state of creative leadership of school administrators was at the high level. The highest average aspect was imagination. The prioritized needs for the development of creative leadership among school administrators are ranked, in descending order, as follows: imagination, flexibility, consideration of individuality, and vision. 2. To develop and evaluate the program to enhance creative leadership of school administrators under the Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, which consists of 1) Principle, 2) Objective, 3) Content, 4) Development method, 5) Measurement and evaluation. The content consists of 5 modules: Module 1 – Vision, Module 2 – Flexibility, Module 3 – Imagination, Module 4 – Individualized Consideration. The results of the overall program evaluation were at the highest level appropriate, and the possibilities are at the highest level.