CREATIVE LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN MAE RIM EDUCATIONAL QUALITY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GROUP 1 UNDER THE CHIANG MAI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study creative leadership and 2) study the development guidelines for creative leadership of school administrators in the Mae Rim Educational Quality Development Network Group 1, under the Chiang Mai Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The population consisted of 95 school administrators and teachers, and 5 qualified interviewees. The instruments used questionnaires and interviews forms. Data were analyzed by percentages, mean, standard deviations, and content analysis.The results of the research found that. 1) The overall creative leadership of school administrators were at a high level. 2) The guidelines for development creative leadership were; School administrators should develop themselves to have a broad vision and able to visualize for development in the future, there should analyze and synthesize the context of the schools carefully, there should use the knowledge gained from self-development to develop the school’s vision, there should open the opportunity for personnel to express their opinions and there should allow personnel to demonstrate their abilities freely, there should have friendly behavior towards personnel both inside and outside the organization, should be kind to personnel, students, and others whenever they have the opportunity, there should be assignment tasks according to each person’s knowledge and abilities equally, there should be variety of innovative ideas and methods in various forms and aspects to be consistent with the organization’s management, and there should also be creative problem-solving skills.