School Administration for Enhancing Student Support Systems in the Most Challenging and Remote Highland Areas under the Chiang Mai Primary Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

This research aimed to develop school administration practices to enhance student support systems in the most challenging and remote highland schools under the Chiang Mai Primary Educational Service Area Office (CM-PESA). The specific objectives were to 1) study the current conditions of student support system administration in highly disadvantaged remote highland schools under CM-PESA by reviewing relevant documents, research studies, and conducting expert interviews, 2) develop an administrative model for student support systems in such schools through collaboration with three experts, whose input was collected via interviews and analyzed using content analysis, and 3) evaluate the appropriateness and feasibility of the developed administrative model using an evaluation form administered to nine experts. The research findings were as follows: 1. The current state of the student support system administration in remote highland schools with the highest level of complexity under CM-PESA was at a high level overall. 2.The developed administrative model comprised

three key components: 1) the administrative process of the student support system, 2) the implementation of student support system procedures, and 3) the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, along with the success conditions. 3. The evaluation of the model’s appropriateness and  feasibility indicated that all three components and the conditions for success were rated at a high level across all items.