Guideline for Achademic Affairs Administration Based On Sikkha 3 of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kabchoeng District, Surin Province

Abstract

       The objectives of this research were 1) to study the academic administration conditions of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province, 2) to study methods for academic administration based on Sikkha 3 of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province, and 3) to propose guidelines for academic administration based on Sikkha 3 of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province. It was the mixed methods design research. The data was collected by using questionnaires with 191 samples, and using interview form with 5 key informants. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results were found as follows:

1. 1. Conditions of academic administration of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province, were at a high level in overall of 7 aspects, arranged respectively from the most to the lowest levels i.e. the development and promotion of learning resources, the development of the learning process, the development of internal quality assurance systems and educational standards, the development and usage of technological media for education, the assessment and carrying out the transfer of academic results, curriculum development of educational institutions, and classroom research.
2. 2. Methods for academic administration based on Sikkha 3 of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province were 7 aspects, namely, the meeting and planning, the setting of clear practice guidelines, the personnel support and encouragement of the educational institution administrators to follow the regulations correctly, the morality and happiness in working, the understandably doing and being able to solve the problems, the plan evaluation, the personnel performance, and the inspection and provision of suggestions for the continuous working development in a friendly manners.
3. 3. Guidelines for academic administration based on Sikkha 3 of the Buddhist Oriented Schools in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province consisted of 7 aspects i.e. nthe analyzing of the community needs, the emphasis of the participation of all parties involved, the supervision and provision of facility by application of the principles of Sikkha 3 as a framework for administration, the support and encouragement of personnel to follow the regulations correctly, the morality and happiness in working, and the understandably problem solving.