GUIDELINES FOR ENHANCING TEACHERS’ INNOVATION OF SCHOOLS UNDER KHON KAEN PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 4

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to examine the current state, the desired state, and the priority needs for enhancing teacher innovativeness in schools under the KhonKaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4; and 2) to examine guidelines for enhancing teacher innovativeness in schools under the KhonKaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 4. This study employed a mixed-methods research design. The sample consisted of 319 participants, including 34 school administrators and 285 teachers, selected through stratified random sampling based on Yamane’s formula. The research instruments included a five-point Likert scale questionnaire with a content validity index of 1.00 for all items and a reliability coefficient of 0.98, a semi-structured interview with three experts, and an evaluation form used by seven experts to assess the appropriateness, feasibility, and usefulness of the proposed guidelines. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, priority needs index, content analysis, median, and interquartile range. The findings revealed that : 1) the current state of enhancing teachers’ innovativeness was overall at a high level (  = 3.51) whereas the desirable state was overall at the highest level (  = 4.67) with the priority needs ranked by importance as follows: 1.learning skills, 2.experimenting skills, 3.observing skills, 4.questioning skills, 5.networking skills, and 6.creative thinking skills. 2) The guidelines for enhancing teacher innovativeness consisted of six dimensions with a total of 31 approaches: learning skills (5 approaches), experimenting skills (6 approaches), observing skills (4 approaches), questioning skills (5 approaches), networking skills (6 approaches), and creative thinking skills (5 approaches). The evaluation results indicated that the appropriateness, feasibility, and usefulness of all proposed guidelines were at the highest level.