Abstract

The aims of this study were to: 1) assess the current and expected conditions of transformational leadership of Thai Buddhist university students; 2) develop and examine the effectiveness of training package to enhance the transformational leadership of Thai Buddhist university students, and 3) study the effectiveness of the training package. This research involved 478 informants and representative samples, including executives, instructors, students, experts, and stakeholders. The research instruments were semi-structured interviews and opinion questionnaires to assess the need for transformational leadership in the current and expected conditions. These were measured using a 5-level Likert rating scale. The current condition had a reliability of 0.949, the expected condition had a reliability of 0.950, and the overall reliability was 0.974. The quality assessment form of the training package included focus group discussions, the training package, the transformational leadership assessment form, the training participation behavior assessment form, and the satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, the priority index of needs (PNI modified), and dependent t-test. The research revealed that 1) The assessment of the needs of transformational leadership of Thai Buddhist university students found that consideration of individuality was the most needed aspect (PNI modified equal to .3441), followed by intellectual stimulation (PNI modified equal to .3440), inspiration (PNI modified equal to .3398), and ideological influence (PNI modified equal to .3364), respectively. 2) The creation of the training package thethrough an online group discussion process (Zoom) showed that all activities were appropriate. 3) The study of the effectiveness of the training package found that the average score of transformational leadership of the students was significantly higher than before training at a statistical level of .05. Additionally, the average scores for behavior and participation in training and satisfaction with the training were significantly higher than the specified criterion (3.51) at a statistical significance level of .05.

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