Developing Transformational Leadership Enhancement Program for School Administrators of Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools in Udon Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

This research aimed to : (1) study components and indicators of transformational leadership of school administrators in Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, (2) study current conditions, desirable conditions, promotion and needs of transformational leadership of school administrators of Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, and (3) develop transformational leadership enhancement program for school administrators of Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools. The samples of which, through the purposive sampling, were 52 school administrators, 52 deputy school administrators for academic affairs, 52 heads of academic affairs. The research tools were an evaluative form to assess the elements and indicators of transformational leadership of school administrators, a set of questionnaire to assess present condition and desirable condition of transformational leadership of school administrators and an assessment form to evaluate a program to enhance transformational leadership of school administrators. The statistics used for this research included the index of consistency: IOC, mean, percentage, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, And the priority need of index (PNIModified). The results of the study revealed the following; 1) There were eight elements of the transformational leadership of school administrators in Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools. The overall and individual aspects are at a high level. 2) The current conditions of the transformational leadership of school administrators in Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, were at a high level in all aspect ; the overall desirable condition are at the highest lever. 3) Developing transformational leadership enhancement program of school administrators in Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, has the following components: principle, objective, target group, content , action, and evaluation. The overall evaluations of the suitability and possibility of the program were at the highest level.