DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HEADS OF PRESCHOOL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS UNDER BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the current situation and the expected state of the heads of preschool child development centers’ desirable characteristics under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, 2) develop the head of preschool child development centers’ desirable characteristics, and 3) present model on desirable characteristics of the heads of preschool child development centers. This research employed the mixed method research model. The 297 samples in this research were heads, deputy heads, assistant heads, and volunteer teacher nannies of the preschool child development centers located in Bangkok. The samples were selected based on Taro Yamane's ready-made table. The tools used in the study were a questionnaire, an in-depth interview, and group discussions. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency and percentage, whereas reference statistics were average, standard deviation, alpha coefficient of Cronbach, and the need Index.

The results showed that: 1) he current situation and the expected state of the heads of preschool child development centers’ desirable characteristics were cognitive problems, safety, social attributes, personality, social background, physical aspect, and work-related attributes respectively. 2) The head of preschool child development centers’ desirable characteristics were found that all 7 attributes had the expected average total (I) of 4.68, higher than the average total of current condition (D) 4.22, ie 0.46, and had a total priority need index of 0.108 (PNI_modified = 0.108), and 3) The desirable characteristics of the heads of preschool child development centers were LIVE model, namely Leadership, Insight, Virtue, and Evaluation.