Management Strategies toward Learning Organization of Educational Institution under the Surat Thani Provincial Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education

Abstract

This article aims to (1) study the environment of community management educational institution under the Surat Thani Provincial Office of the non-formal and informal education, (2) creating for management strategies toward learning organizations, (3) Assess the management strategies toward learning organizations. This qualitative research was collected data by using in-depth interviews with 15 involved persons about environment of education, 9 strategies creation experts and 7 experts by using focus group. Research instrument used in the research were an in-depth interview, a intrinsic and extrinsic analysis form. Data analysis used were content analysis, intrinsic and extrinsic environment analysis. The findings revealed that a study of the environment of community management institution under the Surat Thani Provincial Office of the non-formal and informal education with the status of the school in STAR, has strengths in terms of structure and policy because it has a strong structure and management policy that are consistent management and operations. Moreover, there are social and cultural opportunities that help develop educational institutions into learning organizations. Creating a strategy and presenting a management strategies to toward Learning organization of Educational Institution which the elements of the strategy included 1) vision, 2) mission, 3) goal and 4) strategy. In addition, there are some sub components namely, measures, indicators of success, targets, projects/activities, and five management strategies toward organization are as follows; 1) learning staff development to be learning persons, 2) educational staff institute development to be skills in educational technology in their work 3) information system development to be up-to-date and ready for use, 4) educational institutions encouragement to have modern technology and it should be ready to use educational technology tools, 5) educational institutions staff encouragement to have vision, pattern of thinking, and team working. The experts examined the strategies and management Strategies toward Learning organization of Educational Institution, revealed that is appropriate, possible and useful.