Abstract:
The objectives of this research are: 1) to study the state of leadership and requirements of leadership in education in the 21st century of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area, 2) to study methods for developing the leadership in education in the 21st century according to Dutiya Papanika Sutta of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area, and 3) to propose the guidelines of developing the leadership in education in the 21st century according to Dutiya Papanika Sutta of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area. The mixed research methods were used in the study. The quantitative data were collected by questionnaires from 210 samples and analyzed by percentage, mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 17 key-informants and then analyzed by content analysis.
The research results were found that:
1. The state of leadership and requirements of leadership in education in the 21st century of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area was at a high level totally. The aspects that should be urgently developed are vision, effective communication, human resources management, morality and ethics, and human relations respectively.
2. The methods for developing the leadership in education in the 21st century according to Dutiya Papanika Sutta of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area have 3 steps as follows: 1) Self-management has 4 methods in Cakkhuma, 5 methods in Vidhuro, and 3 methods in Nissayasampanno. 2) Social cooperation has 4 methods in Cakkhuma, 5 methods in Vidhuro, and 3 methods in Nissayasampanno. 3) Work support and promotion has 4 methods in Cakkhuma, 2 methods in Vidhuro, and 3 methods in Nissayasampanno.
3. The guidelines of developing the leadership in education in the 21st century according to Dutiya Papanika Sutta of school administrators under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Secondary Educational Service Area are divided into 3 parts as follows: 1) Characteristics of educational leadership in the 21st century consist of vision skills, communication skills, skills in human resources management, ethics skills, and human relations skills. 2) Principles of Dutiya Papanika Sutta are Cakkhuma (to have vision), Vidhuro (to have skills and experiences), and Nissaya Sampanno (to have human relations skills). 3) The steps in leadership development. ""