The Study of Relationship between the Transformational Leadership of School Aadministrators and the Professional Learning Communities in the 21st Century at the Schools under the Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of transformational  leadership of school  administrator under the Chiang Rai  Primary  Educational  Service Area  Office,  Area 2, 2) to study the level of learning  communities  in the 21^stcentury of schools in the Chiang Rai  Primary  Educational  Service Area  Office 2 and 3) to study the relationship between the transformational  leadership of  administrator  and the professional   learning communities  in the 21^st century at the schools in the Chiang Rai Primary  Educational  Service Area  Office 2. It was a quantitative research approach using a survey method. The sample consisted of 310 teachers the schools undet the Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The research instrument composed of questionnaires about the transformational leadership of the school administrator and professional learning communities in the 21^st century. Data were analyzed by using mean ( ), standard deviation (S.D.), and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r).

           The results of the research showed that: 1) transformational leadership of the school administrator was at a high level (  = 4.40, S.D. = 0.67). 2) Professional learning  community in the  21^st century was  at  a  high level ( = 4.45, S.D.= 0.64). 3) Transformational  leadership of school  administrator had highly positive  corelation with  professional  learning  communities in the 21^st  century (r = 0.66) at a  statistical significance  at the .01  level.