THE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN MUANG DISTRICT, TAK PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of the research 1) investigate the ethical leadership, 2) explore the approaches to the ethical leadership and 3) evaluate the approaches to the ethical leadership of secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province. For collecting and analyzing data; in terms of 1) investigating the ethical leadership, the questionnaires were used to collect data from the samples who were 165 teachers in the secondary schools in Muang District, Tak Province, and the collected data were analyzed by percentages, arithmetic means, standard deviation. For 2) exploring the approaches to the ethical leadership, the interviews were used to collect data from 9 experts, and the collected data were analyzed by content analysis. In terms of 3) evaluating the approaches to the ethical leadership, Tak Province, the suitability assessment forms were used to collect data from the samples who were 165 teachers in the secondary schools in Muang District, Tak Province, and the collected data were analyzed by percentages, arithmetic means, standard deviation.

            The findings of the research indicated that;

1. In terms of investigating the ethical leadership of secondary schoolprincipals in Muang District, Tak Province, it was found that; on the whole, the ethical leadership of secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province seemed to be at the high level. 

1. For exploring the approaches to the ethical leadership of secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province, it can be said that the approaches to the ethical leadership of secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province comprised 4 sides. 1) In the side of Gharavasa-dhamma 4, the secondary school principals should be based on religious principles in order to guide the development of persons; that is, honesty, sincerity, tolerance, kindness, sacrifice and doing things for the benefit of others. 2) In terms of Brahmavihara 4, the secondary school principals should be based on religious principles in order to guide the development of persons; that is, kindness, willingness to help other people to improve themselves, giving praise to others, and sharing equity with other people. 3) For Iddhipada 4, the secondary school principals should be based on religious principles in order to guide the development of persons; that is, expressing love and satisfaction, including passion into work, intention, carefulness, and using the reasons for solving problems. 4) In terms of Sangahavatthu 4, the secondary school principals should be based on religious principles in order to guide the development of persons; that is, willingness to help other people, giving others a chance, speaking in a polite way, passing on useful knowledge, and consistency.

1. In terms of evaluating the approaches to the ethical leadership of  secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province, it was found that; on the whole, the suitability assessment of the approaches to the ethical leadership of secondary school principals in Muang District, Tak Province seemed to be at the high level.