Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) investigation current situations, desirable situations of transformational leadership of primary school principals in Guangxi, 2) develop program to enhancing transformational leadership of primary school principals in Guangxi. Research was conducted in 3 phases according to research objectives. Phase 1 investigation current situations, desirable situations and need assessment of transformational leadership. A sample size was 370 by Krejcie & Morgan and sample random sampling consist of 206 school principals and 164 teachers. Phase 2 developed a program of transformational leadership. The Program was validated and confirmed by 5 experts. The research instruments used in this study included questionnaires and interviews. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNI_modified, and content analysis.

The research found that: 1) the components of transformational leadership of primary school principals comprised 4 components: Idealized Influence, Inspiration Motivational, Intellectual Stimulation, and Individualized Consideration. The expert’s evaluation of the components was at the most appropriate very high level. 2) The existing situation in all and each individual components were at a high level. The desirable situation in all and each individual components was at a high level. And the need assessment ranked the qualities from highest to lowest as follow: Individualized Consideration, Idealized Influence, Inspiration Motivational and Intellectual Stimulation. 3) A program to enhance transformational leadership of primary school principals in GuangXi consisted of : Rationale, Objectives, Content , Development method, and Program evaluation. The principal of transformational leadership development is 70:20:10.

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