Transformational Leadership Development for School Administrators Emphasizing Area Potential with Learners’ Science, Math and Technology Competencies in Education Sandbox, Thailand

Abstract

This research was a Research and Development (R&D). The objectives were to: 1) develop a curriculum to enrich school administrators with transformational leadership that emphasize the integration of area potential with Science, Math and Technology (SMT) competencies of learners; 2) develop school administrators to be able to lead the change in raising school quality; 3) develop a prototype project for transformational leaders in raising school quality; 4) evaluate the success of the project; and 5) make policy recommendations for improving school quality that emphasize the integration of area potential with SMT competencies. The target group consisted of 89 school administrators in the Pilot Education Sandbox Project, Satun Province and the Southern Border Provinces, Thailand. The results showed that 1) a curriculum for school administrators consisted of 3 units: transformational leadership; promoting learning management of schools, and integration of concepts into practice; 2) 89 school administrators was developed the ability in raising school quality; 3) 4 prototype projects were developed for 4 schools in 4 provinces; 4) the curriculum could be used to develop school administrators effectively; and 5) 4 policy recommendations were garnered to drive schools, and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology.