Guidelines for the Participatory Management of Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center

Abstract

        The objectives of this research were 1) to study the general condition of Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center, 2) to study the approach of participatory administration Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center, 3) to present a guideline for participatory administration of Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center. The qualitative research was designed for the research. Data was collected by in-depth interview from 15 people. A study of the guidelines consisted of 7 people by in-depth interviews with key informants and propose guidelines for 7 people using focus group discussion. Use analytic induction method by bringing together the information and systematically classified.

       The research result finds that:

1.  Conditions for the implementation of Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center was found that the administration of this place consists of 4 administrative groups consisting of 1) Academic management group 2) Budget Management Group 3) Personnel Management Group and 4) General Management Group. There is a participatory management with 4 principles as follows: 1) Participation in decision-making 2) Participation in operations  3) Participation in benefits and 4) Participation in the evaluation.
2. Guidelines for The Participatory Management of Nakhon Si Tammarat Special Education Center was found that there is a participatory management operation consisting consists of 4 administrative groups. All of them are 1) Academic management group which has operating guidelines as follows : (1) curriculum creation and development, (2) teaching management, (3) measurement and evaluation, (4) research and development of educational quality, (5) education quality assurance, (6) management of learning resources, (7) supervision and (8) development and training of careers with disabilities, 2) Budget Management Group which has operating guidelines as follows: (1) manpower planning and positioning, (2) recruiting and appointing and leaving government service, (3) discipline, (4) history registration and academic promotion, (5) insignia and (6) consider merit, 3) Personnel Management Group which has operating guidelines as follows: (1) work planning and budgeting, (2) data center and information systems, (3) financial, (4) account, (5) supplies and assets and (6) internal control and risk management and 4) General Management Group which has operating guidelines as follows: (1) premises, (2) security, (3) vehicle, (4) community relations network and international relations mobilize resources, (5) nutrition, (6) hygiene, (7) student support system, (8) student activities, (9) audiovisual work public relations, and publicity and (10) royal works royal initiative. There is a participatory management with 4 principles as follows: 1) Participation in decision-making, 2) Participation in operations, 3) Participation in benefits and 4) Participation in the evaluation.

       3. The experts have examined Guidelines for the Participatory Management of Nakhon Si Thammarat Special Education Center found that appropriate is possible and useful and has a structure according to the elements can be used.