The Development of a Model for Developing Professional Teachers in the Digital Age through the Process of Professional Learning Community under Chiang Mai Primary Educational Service Area Office 4

Abstract

The purposes of this research are 1) to study the current state and problems and 2) to develop a professional teacher development model in the digital age through the process of a professional learning community under the Chiang Mai Primary Education Service Area Office 4. This research employs a mixed-method approach. The target group consists of 50 people which are selected by purposive sampling. The research tools consist of a questionnaire for a quantitative, and a semi-structured interview and focus group discussion with 11 key informants for a qualitative. The data are analyzed by percentages, means, and standard deviation for quantitative and content analysis for qualitative.

The research findings indicate that 1) the current state for developing a professional teacher, overall, has a moderate level (=3.1; S.D.=0.88) which are as follows: (1) teacher, (2) ethics, (3) academic, (4) computer and digital technology, (5) human relationship, (6) efficiency and effectiveness, and (7) researcher. The problems of professional teacher development are overall at a high level (=4.11; S.D.=0.70). 2) The development of a professional teacher development model in the digital age, it is called POSES TEACHER that consists of five important elements: (1) P: principle, (2) O: objective, (3) S: system and the mechanism system for model development, namely 3.1) T: teacher, 3.2) E: ethics, 3.3) A: academic, 3.4) C: computer and digital technology, 3.5) H: human relationship, 3.6) E: efficiency and Effectiveness, 3.7) R: researcher, 4) E: evaluation, and 5) S: success. The body of knowledge found from this research is the POSES TEACHER which is the professional teacher development model in the digital age.