Guidelines Guidelines for the Development of Supervision in Educational Institutions Using the Professional Learning Community Process of Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the current status, desired status, and necessary needs of internal supervision in Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School, and 2) create and evaluate the development guidelines for internal supervision in schools using the professional learning community process of Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School. This is a mixed-method research with the target group of 28 administrators and teachers of Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School. The instruments used were the current status and desired status questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and the need index. The qualitative research conducted in-depth interviews with 3 school administrators from schools with good practices. The instruments used comprised interview forms, and data were analyzed using content analysis.

            The research results found that 1) the current status of internal supervision in the school of Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School is at a moderate level, while the desired status is at a high level. The order of necessity of internal supervision in the school of Nikhom Sang Ton Eng School with the highest necessity is strategic supervision planning, followed by dissemination and expansion, and data and information, respectively. 2) The guidelines for developing internal supervision in the school using the professional learning community process have guidelines for developing data and information in 3 areas, strategic supervision planning in 5 areas, management focusing on teacher and student development in 3 areas, supervision monitoring in 4 areas, and dissemination and expansion in 4 areas. The appropriateness and feasibility of the guidelines were found to be at the highest level overall and in each area.