The Model of Authentic Leadership Development for Administrators in Basic Education Schools

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study components for developing authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools. 2) to study guidelines for developing authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools. 3) to design a model of authentic leadership development for administrators in basic education schools, and                 4) to assess its appropriateness for administrators in basic education schools. The components of authentic leadership were resulted from the analysis of school administrators’ questionnaires with sample size of 405. The model was developed from the results of components and guidelines for developing the authentic leadership by conducting the interviews with five professional experts with highly leadership roles. The drafted model was examined by 18 qualified experts for its appropriateness. Research tool was a questionnaire of which a reliability value of .96 and semi-structured interviews. Research data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, confirmatory factor analysis and content analysis.

          The findings were as follow :

1. The authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools was comprised of seven components including self-awareness, justice, ethical perspective, transparency, positive thinking, responsibility and capability for keeping pace with global change.
2. The guidelines for developing the authentic leadership of administrators in basic education include methods, activities, and process for authentic leadership development.
3. The model of authentic leadership development for administrators in basic education schools consists of; 1) Seven components for developing the authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools, and 2) The guidelines for developing the authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools. The guidelines include five methods and six activities. The process of development namely PIER was combined with planning, implementation, evaluation, and reflection. Lastly, 3) The key success factors for developing the authentic leadership of administrators in basic education schools include curriculum, resource support, monitoring and evaluation, network building for administrators’ authentic leadership development.

            4. The appropriateness assessment of the model of authentic leadership development for administrators in basic education schools was at very good level