Educational Innovation: Elements and Mechanisms for the Development of Thai Educational Institutions Towards Internationalization

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Phongsak Phakamach

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Education system in the digital era, learners will be the focus of education at all levels that must be developed with quality in accordance with modern learning competency criteria. “Educational innovation” is a new innovation that arises from the concept, models, methods, processes or tools that are designed with creativity to be used in educational field. There is a systematic trial and test of performance. Finally, it became a recognized innovation and could be applied to the development of a quality education system. By creating an educational organization as an educational innovation organization, administrators play a key role in defining and directing the organization's direction to achieve its goals. There are elements associated with professional leadership, have a vision that is ready for change, flexible organizational structure and mechanisms for free exchange of learning and developing teachers and educational personnel to be able to successfully innovate to become educational innovators. Therefore, the elements and mechanisms for the development of Thai educational institutions to the international level are due to the innovative leadership of executives, educational institutions have a conducive atmosphere for innovation, including teachers and staff with innovative habits to create an organization of educational innovation with the potential to compete and create added value for Thai educational agencies towards internationalization.

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Phakamach, P. (2023). Educational Innovation: Elements and Mechanisms for the Development of Thai Educational Institutions Towards Internationalization. Journal of Education and Innovative Learning, 3(2), 161–180. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jeil/article/view/261444
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