DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FACTORS AND ASSESSMENT FOR TEACHERS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE BANGKOK ARCHDIOCESE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to development of Instructional Leadership factors for teachers and assessment for teachers of Schools under the Bangkok Archdiocese. It is a qualitative research. There are 3 steps of this research as follows: 1) A study of 22 sources of documents, research papers, textbooks, academic journals related to Instructional leadership, and in-depth interviews with 7 experts. 2) Developing Instructional Leadership factors for teachers of Schools under the Bangkok Archdiocese by using the data for Content Analysis and 3) Developing an Instructional Leadership factors assessment for teachers of Schools under the Bangkok Archdiocese by confirming the factors and behavioral indicators of Instructional leadership for teachers. By in-depth interviews with 5 experts. The results showed that: 1) The development factors of Instructional leadership for teachers consisted of 3 factors: 1.1) Continuous Learner, there are 3 aspects: 1.1.1) Teachers study/search for knowledge about school curriculum and always use it. 1.1.2) Teachers always study/search for knowledge about the teaching and learning process. 1.1.3) Teachers are always studying/researching about technology to assist teaching. 1.2) Communicator has 2 aspects: 1.2.1) Teacher transfers knowledge give feedback Advise/recommend to children and fellow teachers. 1.2.2) Able to work with others. 1.3) Change Agent has 2 aspects: 1.3.1) Teachers initiate change 1.3.2) Adapt to changing situation. 2) The Instructional Leadership Assessment Tool for Teachers was a rubric scale. The 3-level behavior-determining method had a consistency index of 0.60 - 1.00, indicating that It can be used effectively to assess Instructional leadership for teachers.