PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS UNDER LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

               The purposes of this research ware to (1) study the professional learning community of schools under Local Administrative Organizations in Loei province, (2) compared the school personnel’s opinions about the professional learning community of schools under Local Administrative Organizations in Loei province, classified by position and education level. Population of research were324 persons of the administrators and teachers in the schools under Local Administrative Organizations in Loei province.. The sample size was 175 by Krejcied and Morgan Table. Selected by stratified sampling and simple random sampling. The tool used in this process was a questionnaire. The statistics used to analyzed the data were: Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, and t-test.

               Research finding found

               (1) the professional learning community of schools under Local Administrative Organizations in Loei province, overall and aspects, were at a high level, arranged in descending order as shared vision, collaborative teamwork, professional learning and development, support structure, shared leadership, and caring community respectively.            (2) comparing the opinions about the professional learning community of schools under Local Administrative Organizations in Loei province, classified by position and education level, both are not different.