Needs Assessment of Student Public Mind Promotion in Schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the need to promote the public mind of students and to construct guidelines for promoting the public mind among students in schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research sample consisted of 322 school administrators and teachers under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in the academic year 2024, recruited using multi-stage random sampling. The research instruments included: The 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with a content validity index ranging from 0.60 - 1.00, discrimination index between 0.28 - 0.96, reliability coefficient of 0.95 - 0.97, and a questionnaire of guidelines for promoting the public mind of students. Statistic used in data analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the modified index of needs assessment. The research findings were as follows: 1. The public mind of students consisted of three components, namely 1) public mind towards society, 2) public mind towards other people, and 3) public mind towards oneself. All components in the overall were highly appropriate. 2. The current state of the public mind of students in schools under Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, overall, was at a high level, whereas the desirable state was at the highest level. 3. The results of the assessment of the needs for promoting the public mind of students in schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3   were prioritized as public mind toward society, followed by public mind toward other people, and public mind toward oneself, respectively. 4. The approach to promoting public spirit among students in schools under the Sakon Nakhon Primary Education Service Area Office 3 has two aspects: one is the use of public property, which is highly appropriate, and the other is the maintenance of public property, which is moderately appropriate.