The Academic Administrations of the Phra Pathom Chedi School Group under Nakhon Pathom Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the academic administration level of schools in the Phra Pathom Chedi group under to the Nakhon Pathom Primary Educational Area Office 1 and 2) study the academic administration guidelines of schools in the Phra Pathom Chedi group under to the Nakhon Pathom Educational Area Office 1. A total of 136 people were selected from                the Krejci and Morgan table by simple random sampling. A total of 130 completed questionnaires were returned, accounting for 95.59%. The research tool uses questionnaires and interviews. The validity value was 1. The content validity index of the questionnaire was 1.00 The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.982. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.

The results showed that the academic administration in schools was at the highest level in all aspects: 1) educational supervision, 2) learning process development, 3) curriculum development, 4) measurement and evaluation, and 5) media, innovation, and technology development. The guidelines for the development of academic administration work include: 1) Improving the curriculum to suit the learners and continuously following up on the results, 2) using learner-centered teaching and learning while creating an environment that promotes learning, 3) establishing a clear measurement policy and developing teachers in evaluation, 4) organizing a continuous supervision system and supporting the use of technology, and 5) promoting the development of media and innovation for education and  sharing resources in schools