Abstract:
This study is a mixed method research which has set it purposes: to study creative leadership development of school administrators, develop a model of creative leadership model for school administrators under the Nakhonratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office, and evaluate the developed model. This research consists of three stages: Stage 1: to study creative leadership of the school administrators by using questionnaire with 331 teachers as a sample group. Stage 2: to develop a model of creative leadership for school administrators under the Nakhonratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office through focus group with 17 experts. Stage 3: to evaluate the developed model by using questionnaire with 144 school administrators as a sample group. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, and content analysis.
The findings were found that
1. An overall creative leadership of the school administrators under the Nakhonratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office was at a high level.
2. The model of creative leadership for school administrators under the Nakhonratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office composes of 5 components: 1) giving chance for everyone to participate in thinking and take action via teamwork; 2) enhancing moral and spirit in work; 3) stimulate and encourage the creativity in innovation; 4) being active or alert to any problems, obstacles, threats or being concern for loss of opportunity; and 5) supporting for standard, quality, and academic excellence to be excepted by community.
3. The feasibility and appropriateness of the developed model were at the highest level.
Keywords: A model, creative leadership, basic schools