The Guidelines for Moral School Execution of The School Administrators Under Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

This research article aims to (1) study the operational conditions of the Moral School Project under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), (2) draft guidelines for the implementation of the Moral School Project under OBEC, and (3) evaluate the guidelines for the implementation of the Moral School Project under OBEC. This study employs a mixed-methods approach. The sample group consists of 285 teachers from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, selected through stratified sampling with proportions based on school size, along with 7 experts to draft the guidelines and 7 experts to evaluate the guidelines. The research instruments included a questionnaire with 50 items using a 5-point Likert scale, with content quality verified at 0.67 - 1.00 and overall reliability at 0.97, a semi-structured interview with content quality verified at 1.00 and overall reliability at 1.00, and an assessment of appropriateness. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The study results indicated that: 1) The operational conditions of the Moral School Project under OBEC as perceived by school administrators in Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 showed that both the overall and specific aspects were at a high level. 2) The guidelines for the implementation of the Moral School Project under OBEC included 6 areas with 53 items: awareness and acceptance (6 items), developing lead teachers and student leaders (7 items), defining the moral identity of the school (6 items), determining methods to achieve the moral identity of the school (15 items), taking action to achieve change goals (11 items), and creating mechanisms to drive the Moral School (8 items). 3) The evaluation of the appropriateness of the implementation guidelines for the Moral School Project under OBEC by school administrators in Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 indicated that overall, the guidelines were deemed appropriate at a rate of 98.69%.