The Guidelines Developing Transformational Leadership of Personnel for Survival Administration of Small-sized School at Bantubkumanthong School

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to examine transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School. 2) to investigate key factors affecting transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School. 3) to develop the guidelines developing transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School. The population recruited 16 participants involving 1 administrator, 8 teachers, 7 school committees in the school academic year 2020. The research instruments were questionnaire and focus-group discussion, the data was analyzed for mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results showed that:

1. The transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of
   a small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School, in overall, was rated at the moderate level. The individual aspects analysis showed that idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration were rated moderate level while inspiration motivation was at the high level.
2. The factors affecting transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School were addressed i.e. allowing colleagues opportunities in expressing their thoughts, staging knowledge exchange and lessons learned among colleagues, expressing rationale opinions, clear planning and action planning, supporting personnel for job performance skills training, sincerely caring for personnel individually, building trust among colleagues, promoting colleagues in developing their potential according to their interests.
3. The guidelines developing transformational leadership of personnel for survival administration of a small-sized school at Bantubkumanthong School were proposed. (1) Develop a clear vision for the future of organization, design clear direction for operation, and build a collaborative working society. (2) Develop bonding and faith, accept colleagues’ ideas, good cooperation, build relationships among colleagues, perform duties consistently, accept values of colleagues. (3) Support learning of organization, develop skills and use new innovations, offer training, field trips, learn from transformational leadership idols, give advice to colleagues. (4) Leaders must follow up the responses of subordinates, motivate innovations and media, observe colleagues, create trust in job operation, supervise, monitor and evaluate consistently, implement research in solving and developing transformational leadership. (5) Sponsor workshop, learn by real practice, promote self-potential development, allow colleagues in proactive working and raise motivation, possess good decision-making skills, develop skills and experience in planning and learning for transformation.