Needs and Guidelines for Developing Teacher Leadership for Learning Management in the 21st Century in Schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to examine the components of teacher leadership in learning management in the 21st century, 2) to explore the current and desirable conditions, 3) to compare the current and desirable conditions, 4) to determine the needs, and 5) to establish guidelines for developing teacher leadership in learning management in the 21st century. The sample included 91 school administrators, 91 heads of academic department, and 153 teachers from 91 schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in the 2025 academic year. The sample size was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table, resulting in a sample of 335 participants, selected by simple random sampling. The questionnaire assessing both the current and desirable conditions of teacher leadership in learning management in the 21st century demonstrated discriminative power values ranging from 0.46 to 0.90, and 0.41 to 0.84, respectively, with the reliability of 0.95, and 0.91. Data analysis includes frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the Modified Priority Needs Index.
The results of the research were as follows:
1. The components of teacher leadership in the 21st century consisted of three aspects: 1) Development of a competency - based integrated curriculum, 2) Interdisciplinary integrated learning management, 3) Teacher as a transformational leader toward the development of quality individuals, 4) Establishment of academic networks, 5) Self - development toward professional teacher, and 6) Characteristics of teachers in the 21st Century. The results from the expert interviews conducted to validate the components of teacher leadership for learning management in the 21st century indicated that the experts expressed agreement with all identified components.
2. The current and desirable conditions regarding teacher leadership for learning management in the 21st century were at a high level, and the highest level, respectively.
3. The current condition of teacher leadership for learning management in the 21st century, when classified by positions, showed differences overall at the 0.05 level of significance. Differences were also found at the 0.01 level of significance in terms of types of school program provision. However, no differences were observed regarding work experience. The desirable condition, when classified by positions, differed overall at the 0.05 level of significance. Differences were also identified at the 0.01 level of significance in terms of types of school program provision. In contrast, no differences were found overall in relation to work experience.
4. The needs for developing teacher leadership for learning management in the 21st century, ranked in descending order, were: 1) Self -development toward professional teacher, 2) Characteristics of 21st century teachers, and 3) Development of a competency-based integrated curriculum.
5. The proposed guidelines for developing teacher leadership for learning management in the 21st century comprised three aspects: 1) Self-development toward professional teacher. Teachers should demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of both subject matter content and the pedagogical science, including communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues; 2) Characteristics of 21st century teachers.Teachers should adapt and develop their roles and duties in line with changes, create instructional innovations, experiment with new things, and develop innovations to improve the learning quality; and 3) Development of a competency - based integrated curriculum. Teachers should develop learning curricula by focusing on integrating diverse knowledge, skills, and attitudes from various disciplines.