The Guidelines for Developing Leadership in the Digital Age for Educational Institution Administrators in the Doi Nang Non Educational Development Network Group, Under Chiang Rai Primary Education Service Area Office 3

Abstract

             This research aimed to 1) study the necessity of leadership in the digital age of educational administrators 2) study the important factors that promote and develop leadership in the digital age of educational administrators 3) propose guidelines for developing leadership in the digital age of educational administrators. This research is survey research. The population consisted of 131 government teachers in the Doi Nang Non Educational Development Network. The research instruments were the necessity questionnaire, semi-structured interview form, and Focus group discussion documents. The data were analyzed statistically by finding the mean and standard deviation, the necessity index, and the content analysis. The summary is in the form of a table to accompany the presentation.

    The research results found that 1) the necessity of developing digital leadership of educational administrators, in all aspects, there is a necessity to develop digital leadership of educational administrators and the top 3 most needed aspects were: creating a learning culture in the digital age, developing personnel in digital technology and knowledge management using digital technology, respectively 2) The important factors that promote the development of digital leadership of educational administrators in all 3 aspects were: creating a learning culture in the digital age, important internal factors were organizational strategy and management style, and important external factors were laws and social conditions. In terms of developing personnel in digital technology, important internal factors were management style and skills and external factors were technology and social factors. In terms of knowledge management using digital technology, important internal factors were skills and work system and important external factors were technology and social factors 3) Guidelines for developing digital leadership of educational administrators in terms of creating a learning culture in the digital age included promoting personnel to attend training in digital technology, using digital media to publicize the school to parents, school committees, communities,  and supervising agencies, and designing work environments that promote collaboration and teamwork through technology. In terms of digital technology personnel development, this included setting goals for developing teachers and digital technology personnel in schools, providing opportunities for teachers and educational personnel to attend training in digital technology for teaching and learning management, and supervising teachers and personnel to apply what they gain from digital technology development to actual practice in schools. In terms of knowledge management using digital technology, this included using digital technology in administration to give orders or assign tasks, supporting the use of digital technology sufficient for use in schools, and using digital technology to communicate and coordinate between agencies.