DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN EDUCATIONSUNDER THE SURIN SECONDAY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE.

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) compare the existence of professional learning communities based on the size of schools under the jurisdiction of the Surin Secondary Educational Service Area Office, and 2) study the guidelines for developing professional learning communities within educational institutions under the Surin Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The research sample consists of 340 individuals obtained through stratified random sampling, including 37 administrators selected through purposive sampling and 303 teachers chosen through simple random sampling by drawing lots. Additionally, interviews were conducted with 9 experts. The research instruments used were questionnaires and interview forms, with content validity ranging from 0.60 to 1.00 and a reliability coefficient of 0.964. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way analysis of variance, and post-hoc pairwise comparison using Scheffé's method, with a significance level set at 0.05.

          The research findings are as follows :

1. Comparison of professional learning communities based on the size of schools under the Surin Secondary Educational Service Area Office revealed significant differences overall. Specifically, there were significant differences in collaboration and shared leadership across different school sizes. Significant differences were found between medium-sized and very large schools, as well as between large and very large schools, at the 0.05 significance level.


2. The guidelines for developing professional learning communities within educational institutions under the jurisdiction of the Surin Secondary Educational Service Area Office consist of 2 aspects and 6 guidelines: 3 guidelines for collaboration and 3 guidelines for fostering shared leadership.