A Model for Developing Academic Leadership of Teachers in the 21st Century Under the Office of Primary Educational Service Area in Thailand

This research aimed to present a model for developing the academic leadership of teachers in the 21st century under the Office of Primary Educational Service Area. This study used an integrated research method divided into two phases. Phase One aimed to study the current state of academic leadership of teachers in the 21st century under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area. The sample group of this phase included 335 educational institution administrators, teachers, and heads of the academic department at schools under the jurisdiction of the Primary Educational Service Area Office Government Inspection Area 14, derived from stratified random sampling and three exemplary educational institutions. Phase Two aimed at creating a model for developing teachers’ academic leadership in the 21st century under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area. The sample group of this phase consisted of 12 experts for a focus group meeting, obtained from purposive sampling. The research tools used were questionnaires, interviews, and evaluation forms. Data were analyzed to investigate average, standard deviation, and content analysis. The research results showed that the current overall condition in every aspect was practiced at a high level. In addition, there were five academic leadership development models for teachers in the 21st century under the Primary Educational Service Area Office: principles of the model; objectives of the model; methods of operation of the model; evaluation of the model, and conditions for success of the model. The models were appropriate and the overall feasibility was high.