Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study 1) conceptual framework related to secondary school management according to the concept of developing transcendental leadership in students 2) the current state and the desirable state of secondary school management according to the concept of developing transcendental leadership in students 3) the improvement of secondary school management strategies according to the concept of developing transcendental leadership in students. The study used a mixed method research design. The sample were 342 public schools participated with school administrators, teachers, and students. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires, an evaluation form of the conceptual framework, and an evaluation form to assess the appropriateness and feasibility of these strategies. The data were analyzed by percentage (%), mean (), standard deviation (SD), and PNIModified. The finding revealed that 1) the concept of secondary school management were academic management (curriculum development, learning activities, and evaluation and assessment) and student affairs management (student council, and extra curricular activities), 2) the concept of transcendental leadership in students were (1) having vision (2) knowing personal identity (3) being inspiration (4) having social connectedness (5) having public consciousness (6) having wisdom (7) having harmony (8) being truthful, brave, and willful (9) holding morality, ethics , and goodness and (10) focusing on creativity and development, 3) the current states of secondary school management according to the concept of developing transcendental leadership in students were performed as a whole at the high level, while they are at the highest level for the desirable state, and 4) the secondary school management strategies according to the concept of developing transcendental leadership in students comprised of 5 main strategies which were (1) reform school curriculum to strengthen transcendental leadership in students (2) improve learning activities to develop transcendental leadership in students (3) adjust the effective system of evaluation and assessment (4) enhance the new age of student council operation and (5) develop competency in managing extra curricular activities, ignite the dreams, intend to do the good deeds, create self sufficient life with 10 sub-strategies and 30 procedures.