LEADERSHIP INDICATORS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS IN THE BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOLS

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop the Leadership indicators for information technology teachers in the basic education schools, (2) to examine the validity of the leadership indicators model, and 3) to study the leadership development of information technology teachers in the basic education schools. Results of the study were as follows: 1. The Leadership indicators for information technology teachers in the basic education schools. consisted of 4 major elements, 12 sub-elements, and 54 indicators. Main element include: (1) The Leadership Technology Teaching element (2) The of Information Technology Vision element (3) The development element of an information technology professional. and (4) The Capacity element of Information Technology. 2. The elements of the model were consistent with very good empirical data with the Chi - Square (χ2) value equaled to 36.14, the degrees of freedom (df) equaled to 30, the P-value equaled to 0.20, the goodness of fit index (GFI) was 0.99, the adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI) was 0.98, and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.018 The major element value was higher than the set value at 0.50 of the sub-element and the indicator values were higher than the set values at 0.30. and 3. Leadership developmental guideline of Information technology teachers in the basic education schools. (1) Professional development in information technology: 1) Teachers should develop continuous training in the profession. 2) Executives should open the opportunity and encourage personnel to develop. 3) Schools or educational institutions should have professional development planning for information technology. and 4) Schools or education authorities should establish a guide to assessing the leadership of information technology.