Need Factor Analysis for Developing the Potential of Teachers and Administrators Teacher Professional Development Joint School Faculty of Education Uttaradit Rajabhat University

Abstract

          The objective of this research was to study the level of needs and factor analysis for developing the potential of teachers and school administrators in participating in the professional development of teachers in the Faculty of Education, Uttaradit Rajabhat University.  This research employed a quantitative method. The research population consisted of 63 people.  The research tool was a questionnaire on the needs for developing the potential of teachers and administrators.  Statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviation. and exploratory factor analysis.

          The research results found that:

          1. Results of the study on the level of need for developing the potential of teachers and school administrators to jointly develop the teaching profession at the Faculty of Education, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, showed that there were 19 issues in developing the potential of teachers and administrators, with a mean need of 4.56 and a standard deviation of 0.68, with the need for development at the highest level.

          2. Results of analysis of the components of the need for developing the potential of teachers and administrators of joint schools showed that the KMO index was equal to 0.865, indicating that the amount of data was sufficient for factor analysis. There were 3 components with a total percent variance equal to 77.619: 1.Developing academic work towards excellence explained the percentage of variance of the components, 35.599%, with 11 issues; 2.research and development of learning management innovations explained the percentage of variance of the components, 22.883%, with 5 issues; and 3.Work design and supervision using AI can explained a percentage of the variance of the components, 19.137 percent, with 3 issues.