THE DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN SCHOOLS USINGPROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY UNDER THE OFFICE OF SECONDARYEDUCATION SERVICE AREA, MAHASARAKHAM

Abstract

This research aims to study the current situation. desirable condition and needs and study ways to develop an effective professional learning community For educational institutions under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area Maha Sarakham The combined research method was used, divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 was a study of current conditions. desirable condition and the needs of an effective professional learning community. The sample group was school director and deputy director of the school and 386 teachers by random stratification. The research tool was an estimation scale questionnaire. The second phase looked at ways to develop an effective professional learning community. The informant group consisted of 6 experts by purposive selection. The tool used was an interview form, while the data was analyzed using mean statistics. standard deviation Required demand index and using content analysis from interview data. The research findings can be summarized as follows :1. The results of the study of the current state of being an effective professional learning community overall were at a moderate level. And the results of the study of the desirable conditions of being an effective professional learning community were found to be at the highest level in all aspects. As for the results of the study of the needs of being an effective professional learning community, it was found that the aspect with the highest needs index was the aspect of promotion and support. 2. The results of the study of effective professional learning community development guidelines revealed that there were 5 developmental approaches, namely 1) 4 approaches for having a shared vision 2) 4 approaches for team cooperation 3 ) promotion and support, there are 4 approaches, 4) leadership, there are 4 approaches, and 5) exchange of experiences, there are 4 approaches, totaling 20 approaches. The results of suitability and feasibility assessment found that they were at the highest level in all aspects