Guidelines for Developing Digital Leadership of Educational Administrators under Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement

Abstract

This research aims to study 1) the current state, desired state, and needs of digital leadership among school administrators, and 2) guidelines for developing digital leadership among school administrators. The sample group consisted of 24 school administrators, 42 teachers, and 175 teachers from the Non-Formal Education Center, totaling 241 people. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The statistics used included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, needs assessment index, and interviews with 6 administrators and teachers from 3 schools. The interview transcripts were transcribed using descriptive content analysis and evaluated using the quartile range by 7 experts selected using purposive sampling to confirm the guidelines for developing digital leadership among school administrators.

The research results showed that:

1. The overall current state is at a high level. Considering each aspect individually, the aspect with the highest average score is digital communication, and the aspect with the lowest average score is digital vision. The overall desired state is at the highest level. Considering each aspect individually, the aspect with the highest average score is digital literacy, and the aspect with the lowest average score is digital collaboration. The overall average (PNI_modified) of the digital leadership needs of school administrators under the Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Promotion is 0.27.
2. Guidelines for developing digital leadership among school administrators under the Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Learning Promotion consist of 4 areas and 16 approaches, comprising: 1) Digital Vision (5 approaches), 2) Digital Knowledge (4 approaches), 3) Digital Communication (4 approaches), and 4) Digital Collaboration (5 approaches).