Development of Participative Management Model to Improve the Educational Quality of Small–Sized Primary Schools in Nakhon Chai Burin Provincial Group

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the current and desirable conditions of participative management to improve the educational quality of small-sized primary schools in Nakhon Chai Burin Provincial Group, 2) to study the participative management models of small-sized primary schools, which are successful in management, in Nakhon Chai Burin Provincial Group, and 3) to develop the participative management model to improve the educational quality of small-sized primary schools in Nakhon Chai Burin Provincial Group. This research used the mixed methods: qualitative and quantitative. The statistics used for quantitative data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while the techniques used for qualitative data analysis were the content analysis using in-depth interviewing, observation, and note-taking for gaining in-depth information and then developing the model using Delphi technique, totally three rounds by 17 educational experts.

             The results revealed as follows: 1. Participation process: There were seven steps of participative management process consisting of 1) participation in planning, 2) participation in decisional making, 3) participation in operational process, 4) participation in evaluation process, 5) participation in monitoring, 6) participation in public relations, and 7) participation in beneficial joint. 2. Current and desirable conditions: The overall of current and desirable conditions was found in high level in all aspects. The general management was found in the first order, followed by academic management, human resource management, and Budget management. 3. Development of appropriately participative management model to improve the educational quality in small-sized primary schools in Nakhon Chai Burin Provincial Group: There were four tasks comprising academic, budget, personnel and general management, and seven steps consisting of 1) participation in planning, 2) participation in decisional making, 3) participation in operational process, 4) participation in monitoring,  5) participation in evaluation process, 6) participation in beneficial joint, and 7) participation in public relations.