THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLS INTO LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS THE NA BO KHAM SCHOOLS GROUP UNDER KAMPHAENG PHET PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) To study the development status of learning organizations in the Naborkham School Group, under the Office of Kamphaeng Phet Primary Educational Service Area 1, and 2) find a guideline for developing educational institutions into learning organizations in the Nabokham School Group. Step 1 collected quantitative data. The population used in the research was administrators and teachers in the Nabokham School Group, totaling 71 people, using the total population in the research. Step 2 collected qualitative data from 9 informants. The instruments used were questionnaires with a reliability of .98 and structured interviews. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

          The findings of the research indicated that;

1. The development of educational institutions into learning organizations of the Naborkham School Group, Kamphaeng Phet Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, overall and in each aspect, is at the highest level, namely, the aspect of using technology, followed by the aspect of systematic thinking, the aspect of having a thought plan, the aspect of having a shared vision, the aspect of learning as a team, and the aspect with the lowest average rank, namely, being a knowledgeable person.
2. The development approaches to the school as learning organization of

a school group of Naborkham School under Kamphaeng Phet Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 contained 6 aspects; that is personal mastery, mental model shared vision, team learning, system thinking, and technology utilization that included 50 development approaches in total.