Program to Enhance of Creative Leadership of School Administrators under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to examine the current conditions, desirable conditions, and priority needs for enhancing the creative leadership of school administrators and 2. to design a program to enhance the creative leadership of school administrators. This research is quantitative the research instruments included a questionnaire and a program suitability assessment form. The sample consisted of 44 school administrators and 269 teachers, determined using the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample size table at a .05 level of error. The samples were selected through stratified random sampling and simple random sampling techniques. The target group comprised 5 experts, selected through purposive sampling. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean and standard deviation, along with inferential statistics such as t-test and the Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified). The research findings revealed that 1) The overall current condition was at a moderate level (x̄ = 2.78, S.D. = 0.05), while the overall desirable condition was at the highest level (x̄ = 4.62, S.D. = 0.60). The overall priority need for developing creative leadership among school administrators had a PNIModified value of 0.658. and 2) The program consisted of five components: principles, objectives, content, development methods and measurement and evaluation. The program content was divided into five modules: Module (1) Creativity Module (2) Teamwork Module (3) Flexibility and Adaptability Module (4) Vision Module (5) Individual Consideration The overall evaluation of the program indicated that its suitability was at the highest level (x̄ = 4.70, S.D. = 0.48) and its feasibility was also at the highest level (x̄ = 4.66, S.D. = 0.48).