APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING FUTURE TEACHER LEADERSHIP ENHANCING STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON THE HUMAN VALUE CREATING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP CONCEPT: A CASE STUDY OF CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY STUDENT TEACHERS

Abstract

          The objectives of this research article were to: 1) Study the present and desirable states and priority needs of future teacher leadership development enhancing students’ characteristics; 2) Propose approaches for future teacher leadership development enhancing students’ characteristics based on the human value creating global citizenship concept: a case study of Chulalongkorn University student teachers. This study used a mixed - method approach: 1) Collecting the quantitative data using questionnaires for 220 student teachers from Chulalongkorn University, 68 school administrators and teacher mentors; 2) Gathering the qualitative data interviewing 60 student teachers and teacher mentors, plus an evaluation form for verifying the approaches by 16 experts, totally 304 respondents. Data were analysed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNI_Modified and content analysis. The research findings revealed that, overall, the present state of future teachers’ instructional management was at the high level, while the desirable state of future teachers’ leadership was at the highest level, and the aspect with the highest PNI_Modified was conducting knowledge and wisdom - based lives. There were 4 main approaches, 8 procedures and 5 goals to developing future teacher leadership: 1) Develop personal growth of student teachers to be the role models, with 2 procedures and 2 goals; 2) Exalt student teachers’ leadership competency, with 2 procedures and a goal; 3) Cultivate a model teacher’s spirituality, with 2 procedures and a goal and 4) Enhance student teachers’ potential to become the model researchers, with 2 procedures and a goal.