[RETRACTED ARTICLE] The Marginal Gains as a New Path for Applying Competency-Based Education Reform ion Thailand’s Basic Education System: A Solution for Aligning Innovative Leadership Strategy

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Competency-Based Education (CBE) represents a paradigmatic shift in Thailand's basic education system; however, its implementation faces significant systemic barriers including entrenched pedagogical practices, inadequate leadership capacity, and resource disparities. This conceptual paper addresses the research problem of how to facilitate effective CBE implementation within Thailand’s complex educational landscape. The study proposes the Marginal Gains Approach (MGA) as a theoretical framework for systematic CBE reform implementation. Originating from high-performance sports methodology and subsequently adapted for organizational transformation, the MGA emphasizes cumulative incremental improvements across multiple operational dimensions to achieve substantial systemic outcomes. This paper contributes to educational reform literature by theoretically integrating MGA principles with innovative leadership paradigms—specifically transformational, distributed, and instructional leadership models—to create a comprehensive framework for CBE implementation. The expected contribution includes providing educational leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders with a theoretically grounded, practically applicable methodology for overcoming implementation barriers while fostering sustainable educational transformation in Thailand’s basic education system.