INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ACCORDING TO THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Abstract

This research was aimed to 1) explore the proper conceptual framework of international school management according to the concept of developing students’ global leadership 2) study the current and desirable states of international school management according to the concept of developing students’ global leadership 3) analyse strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of international school management according to the concept of developing students’ global leadership and 4) develop international school management strategies according to the concept of developing students’ global leadership. The study applied a mixed method approach. The populations are 152 international schools registered with the Office of Private Education Commission, the Ministry of Education. The research instruments included an evaluation form on the conceptual framework, a questionnaire on the current and desirable states, and an evaluation form to verify the feasibility and appropriateness of strategies. The data were analysed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNIModified and content analysis. The research results show the following findings. (1) The conceptual framework of the university management consists of school’s philosophy and guiding statements, curriculum development and implementation, and professional development to develop competencies in global leadership in the aspects of cross-cultural relationship competency, interpersonal competency, global traits and values, global thinking and orientation, global business expertise, global organisation expertise, global visioning, and technological savvy. (2) The current situation of school’s philosophy and guiding statements and curriculum development and implementation are at high level, whilst professional development is at moderate level. Contrarily, school’s philosophy and guiding statements and professional development are at high level, whilst curriculum development and implementation is at the highest level for the desirable situation. (3) The strengths are school’s philosophy and guiding statements, and curriculum development and implementation; the weakness is professional development; the external factors as opportunities of international school management were the economic, social, technological situations, and government policy; the threats of international school management were the government policy, technological, social, and economic situations. (4) The international school management strategies according to the concept of developing students’ global leadership. comprise 3 main strategies: 1) reengineer professional development programme to empower staff to develop students’ global leadership; 2) embark school’s philosophy and guiding statements to develop future global leaders; and 3) redevelop the school’s curriculum design and implementation to develop students’ inherent in global leadership competencies.