The Guidelines for the Development of the Professional School Administrators in the Primary Schools

Abstract

The research aimed to construct and evaluate the guidelines for the development of the professional school administrators in Primary Schools. The target groups were 5 experts, and       3 model schools. Informants were 3 school directors, 17 experts in group focus and 25 experts in the guideline evaluation. The research instruments were an interviews, questionnaire  an evaluation form for preliminary guidelines and evaluation form for appropriateness, possibility and usefulness. Statistics used were mean, standard deviation and content analysis.

            The research findings were as follows:

            The procedures to implement the guidelines for the professional school administrators consisted of three stages. Stage one was a preparatory stage.  In this, the professional school administrators were determined and the importance of being a professional school administrator was set. Objectives and goals of the development, contents and plans of the development were determined based on the participation of all parties concerned.  Stage two was divided into three phases: phase one examined a set of self-learning materials for the subjects to study in advance for at least three weeks; phase two dealt with an intensive training consisting of characteristics of the professional administrators, English  for the administrators of the primary schools, a development of physical health, a personality development and aesthetics;  stage three was on internship in the model schools for the administrators based on the set criteria; stage three consisted of five elements: 1)  the issues of evaluation of the guidelines, 2) the instruments used,  3) the methods used in evaluation,  4) an analysis of the evaluation results,  5) supervision and follow-up. The guidelines and a handbook for the professional administrators of the schools under the jurisdiction of the Office of Basic Education Commission were found to be suitable, possible and useful at the highest level.