DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AT NAKHONSAWAN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2 ACCORDING TO THE YONISOMANASIKĀRA

Abstract

This research article aimed to 1) study the creative leadership of school administrators under the Nakhon Sawan Primary Educational Service Area 2 and 2) find a guideline for developing creative leadership of school administrators according to the principle of Yonisomanasikāra. This research was a mixed-method research. The quantitative research method collected data from a sample of 302 school administrators and teachers. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a reliability of 0.83. The data were analyzed by finding frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The qualitative research used a structured interview. The data were collected from 9 key informants and analyzed by content analysis. The research results showed that 1) The creative leadership of school administrators under the Nakhon Sawan Primary Educational Service Area 2 was at a moderate level overall. 2) The guideline for developing creative leadership of school administrators according to the principle of Yonisomanasikāra consisted of (1) in terms of adaptability, school administrators should be flexible in their work, understand the impact of change, and consider the development of the school in detail to support cooperation and beneficial change. They should consider learning from experience, considering mistakes, and finding solutions and understanding the current situation in order to solve problems and promote development in educational institutions. (2) In terms of teamwork, good administrators should have morality and be leaders who listen to opinions from the team. They should study and analyze events that affect the work, creating a problem-solving and decision-making process by separating the necessity and importance, and distinguishing issues in developing an understanding of the roles and work of administrators and others. (3) In terms of creativity, administrators should be able to think creatively to solve problems, consider advantages and disadvantages and find solutions, using experiences to develop themselves and be beneficial to others, distinguish and think logically in self-development. And (4) In terms of vision, administrators should be able to plan a vision for the development of educational institutions using the causal thinking method to create a problem-solving process and improving administration to be a good example and useful to personnel and applying experiences and knowledge to suit the current situation.