Relationship between perceived directors' leadership and classroom quality of primary schools in Thailand

Abstract

     This study explored the relationship between the perceptions of creative leadership and classroom quality of schools under the Office of Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area 1, Thailand. A survey design was employed to obtain 437 samples consisting of 127 directors and 310 teachers from 163 primary schools to collect information on creative leadership practices and the classroom quality level. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the perceptions of creative leadership and the classroom quality level while inferential statistics (correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression) were used to examine relationships between the two main variables. The findings revealed that school directors had a high level of practicing creative leadership, particularly from a positive cultural aspect. The classroom quality was found to be high too. Classroom quality was significantly related to the five aspects of creative leadership practice at a significance level of .05. The significant predictors were the vision, initiation, and management of creative leadership. These three creative leadership aspects were successfully contributing 71.3 percent of the variance towards the classroom quality level. The results contribute significantly to knowledge proposing creative leadership which can guide school directors in promoting classroom quality.