Results (
Thai) 1:
[Copy]Copied!
Over the past two decades a growing body of international research suggests that instructionalleadership from the principal is essential for the improvement of teaching and learning in schools.However, in many parts of the world, the practice of instructional leadership remains both poorlyunderstood and outside the main job description of the principal. Thus, in many nations, theexpectation for principals to act as instructional leaders represents a major change from traditionalpractice. The current study explores the principal’s changing role as an instructional leader inThailand, where education reforms adopted in 1999 sought to change modal approaches to teachingand learning as well as school management. The study employed surveys of principal instructionalleadership conducted prior to and following adoption of Thailand’s National Education Act 1999 toassess change in principal practice. The results suggest that despite new system expectations forprincipal to act as instructional leaders, the predominant orientation of Thai principals remainslargely unchanged. The authors recommend that more systematic and substantial steps are neededto train and support principals in making this change in their role.
Being translated, please wait..
