The Synthesis of a Mentorship System in the Schools of the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres in Thailand: A Pathway to Sustainable Administrator Competency Development
Keywords:
higher education, administrator, administrator competency development, mentorship, mentorship system, Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres schoolsAbstract
This research explores and synthesizes the administrator competency development process in schools of the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres through a mentorship system. The study involved nine individuals’sample selected based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instruments comprised six developmental steps.
The findings indicate that setting shared goals, consulting planning, defining roles, responsibilities and effective communication, practicing the 8 core skills, having unity’s sense and fair evaluation criteria are steps to increase efficient management and the organization’s good relationships.
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