THE GUIDELINE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE AREA OFFICE LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

          The objectives of this research article were to study 1) the present context and desirable context for school under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Loei province to be professional learning community, 2) to find the guidelines for professional learning community development of school under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Loei province. The research was divided into 2 phases. Phase 1: The present context and desirable context in school to be a professional learning community. The research is Mixed Methodology. The sample used in this research was of 291 teacher. The research instrument was the 5 - level - rating scale questionnaire of 5 sides in professional learning community with the reliability of 0.899. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Phase 2:  to find the guidelines development in to be a professional learning community by using semi - structured interviews. The sample consisted of 5 experts selected by purposive sampling. The data were analyzed by using content analysis and check the quality of information using triangulation technique. The results of this research revealed; 1) the present context for school to be a professional learning community were at a high level all and the desirable context for school to be a professional learning community were at a highest level. 2) the guidelines development in school to be a professional learning community comprise the followings: 1) Co - leadership 2) Having a common vision and goal. 3) Having a cooperative team system. 4) Pondering the results 5) Support and 6) Learning and profession development. Which has 20 directions of development in all 6 areas.