THE GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP FOR TEACHERS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE MAHASARAKHAM

Abstract

           This research aimed 1) to study current conditions, desirable conditions, and needs of the digital leadership for teachers and 2) to study the guidelines to develop the digital leadership for teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham. The participants were 54 school directors and 260 teachers totally 314 participants and5academic experts. The research instrument was questionnaire semi-structured interview and questionnaire on appropriateness and feasibility of the guidelines to develop the digital leadership for teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham. The statistics used to analyze the data consisted of the frequency, the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and priority needs index.

           The findings revealed that; 1. The current conditions of the digital leadership for teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham were overall at the low level. The highest average was the cooperation. The desirable conditions of the digital leadership for teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham were overall at the highest level. The highest average was the digital vision. The needs of the digital leadership for teachers and under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham were ranked in the order from high to low as follows; digital vision, communication, digital knowledge and cooperation. 2. The guidelines to develop the digital leadership for teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Mahasarakham consisted of 25 guidelines. In overall, the mean of appropriateness was 4.98 as the highest level and the mean of feasibility was 4.93 as also the highest level.