Woraphat Janluksamee. Strategies for developing a learning ecosystem to promote lifelong learners in private schools under the foundation of the church of Christ in Thailand. Doctoral Degree(Educational Administration). Chiang Mai University. Library. : Chiang Mai University, 2025.
Strategies for developing a learning ecosystem to promote lifelong learners in private schools under the foundation of the church of Christ in Thailand
Abstract:
This research aimed to (1) examine the components of learning ecosystems, (2)
analyze the environmental conditions of learning ecosystems, (3) create strategies that enhance learning ecosystems for lifelong learning, and (4) evaluate the strategies for developing learning ecosystems to promote lifelong learners in private schools under the foundation of the Church of Christ in Thailand. The sample comprised 470 administrators, teachers, and parents from schools under the foundation of the Church of Christ in Thailand. Data were collected using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 40 items, with a reliability coefficient of 0.968. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted using statistical software. Qualitative data were gathered through interviews with nine experts selected through purposive sampling, using structured interviews about learning ecosystem perspectives from stakeholders. SOAR Analysis was employed to identify paired themes of Strengths with Opportunities and Aspirations with Results, while establishing strategic issues through content analysis verified by five experts. A workshop was conducted to develop strategies involving 21 purposively selected experts, administrators, teachers, and parents. The draft strategies were presented to five experts for appropriateness and feasibility validation. The strategies were implemented at Dara Academy, and their implementation was evaluated by seven administrators, teachers, and stakeholders involved in strategy implementation using the Objective and Key Results (OKRs) framework. The research findings revealed that: 1) The learning ecosystem components comprised 5 elements: (1) stakeholder participation, (2) digital technology access, (3) curriculum and learning management, (4) policy and strategy, and (5) learning environment. The goodness-of-fit examination of the learning ecosystem component indicator model confirmed structural validity, with the empirical data variance-covariance matrix being consistent with theoretical expectations. 2) The environmental conditions of learning ecosystems in private schools under the foundation of the Church of Christ in Thailand comprised: (1) strengths and opportunities leading to Strategic Inquiry, including excellence in management, organizational culture and values for lifelong learning, stakeholder collaboration and learning environment creation, and curriculum development and learning process management; (2) aspirations and results leading to Appreciative Intent, including learning ecosystems for lifelong learners, curriculum and educational management for lifelong learning, and digital infrastructure supporting lifelong learning; and (3) strategic issues including Strategic Advantages, Strategic Challenges, Strategic Opportunities, and Strategic Objectives. 3) The strategies for developing a learning ecosystem to promote lifelong learners
in private schools under the foundation of the Church of Christ in Thailand comprised six main strategies: (1) developing organizational environment to promote lifelong learning, (2) strengthening relationships and promoting stakeholder participation roles, (3) enhancing learning management quality to build lifelong learner competencies, (4) improving digital technology access for lifelong learning, (5) reinforcing innovation values for lifelong learning, and (6) elevating organizational management for sustainable development. 4) The strategy implementation in three key areas showed: (1) developing organizational environment to promote lifelong learning achieved high-level overall objective outcomes, (2) improving digital technology access for lifelong learning achieved moderate-level overall objective outcomes, and (3) reinforcing innovation values for lifelong learning achieved high-level overall objective outcomes.