The Guideline for Development Professional Learning Communities in School under Nong Bua Lam Phu Primary Educational; Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the professional learning communities in schools and, 2) find the guidelines of professional learning communities development in schools under Nong Bua Lam Phu Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The research process was divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 was to study the professional learning communities in schools. The samples of this study were 310 teachers and the research instrument with a 5-level-rating-scale questionnaire. The reliability of the research instrument was 0.97. The statistic for data analysis that consisted of the mean and standard deviation. Phase 2 was to find out the guidelines of professional learning communities development in schools. The informants in the study were 12 persons selected through the purposive sampling method using by semi-structured interview for data collection. The content analysis and confirmation of guidelines by the same group of data providers. The data analysis consisted of percentage. The research found that: 1) The professional learning communities in schools was at the high level both overall and each aspect. 2) Guidelines professional learning communities development in school in all six elements: 1) shared leadership 2) shared vision 3) collaborative teamwork 4) reflection review 5) supportive and 6) professional learning and development were confirmed that can be used in all guidelines.