A model and mechanisms for applying knowledge gained from best practices in professional development activities to enhance the quality of education for the whole school system in the context of Phayao

Abstract

The objectives of this article were 1) to develop a model and mechanisms for applying knowledge gained from best practices in professional development activities to enhance the quality of education for the whole school system; and 2) to study the results of applying knowledge from best practices by using mixed method research. The 11 tools were used to collect data from two target schools that participated in the project voluntarily. There were two phases in this study. First, two school administrators and 24 teachers were involved in the phase. Second, the same group of school administrators and teachers and 395 students participated in this phase. Content analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and relative gain score were used to analyze the data.   The results of the research were as follows: 1) the model and mechanisms for applying knowledge gained from best practices in professional development activities consisted of instructional management models that were chosen by teachers independently from the guidelines of the Teachers Council of Thailand. In addition, the school administration model, namely the R A L Model management model, was considered an effective model. 2) The results of applying best practice found that the learner's general competence using the model was found to be higher than before using the model with statistical significance at.05 in all schools. The competence of teachers and administrators after using the model was found to be at high and the highest level.