The Development of a Supervision Model for Educational Institution Quality Development Using Professional Learning Community Networks (PLCNs) in Thailand

Abstract

This mixed-method study set out to study, develop, and evaluate an educational supervision model and its use in a professional learning community network (PLCN) for use by education supervisors in Southern Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Secondary Educational Service Area Office (NSTSESO). Additionally, a needs assessment using the PNIModified formula for evaluation was conducted on 191 individuals who were participating in the model’s development. The sample was obtained using both purposive sampling (n=18) and stratified random sampling (n=173). Questionnaire development was assisted by six experts, with another 12 experts joining a connoisseurship seminar to check the questionnaire’s item suitability. Results from the three-phase study showed that the supervision model for quality development consisted of supervision Planning, Action, Reinforcing, Evaluation, and Feedback (PAREF Model). When ranked in importance from the supervisor survey data, they were planning, action, feedback, evaluation, and reinforcing, respectively. Assessment results of using the supervision model found that the aspect of promoting administrative and management processes of school administrators was ranked highest at an excellent level.