Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Digital Leadership of School Administrators According to the School Development Model Towards Leadership in Digital Era

Abstract

This research was aimed to 1) determine the current and desirable states, and the priority needs index of the guidelines for developing digital leadership of school administrators according to the school development model towards leadership in digital era; 2) evaluate the guidelines for developing digital leadership of school administrators. Mixed methods research was employed and undertaken in 2 phrases. Phrase 1 investigated the model. The sample includes 14 schools affiliated to the Saint Gabriel’s Foundation, Thailand in 2020 academic year. Instruments consist of concept questionnaire, current and desirable states questionnaire, model propriety and feasibility evaluation form. Phrase 2 evaluated the model’s guidelines for developing digital leadership of school administrators according to the school development model towards leadership in digital era by means of interviews with 30 experts of human resource development, digital technology, and education administration. Instruments comprise structured questionnaire, and guidelines propriety and feasibility evaluation form. Analyses involve descriptive statistics i.e. frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, PNI Modified ,and content analysis.

Results of evaluation of the guidelines for developing digital leadership of school administrators according to the school development model towards leadership in digital era revealed that the current and desirable states are in overall at a moderate and highest level, respectively. The highest values of priority needs index of the guidelines in different elements are as follows: transformation ranked first for the development goals; engagement ranked first for the development methods; building capacity for rapid operation ranked first for the development objectives; and digital knowledge and skills development and organizational management ranked first for the self-assessment process