The Development of School Management Model by Integrating with Sufficiency Economy’s Philosophy for Elementary Schools in Lower-Northeast Area

Abstract

        The objectives of this research were 1) to study the components of school management model by integrating with Sufficiency Economy’s Philosophy for elementary schools in Lower-Northeast area, and 2) to create the school management model by integrating with Sufficiency Economy’s Philosophy for elementary schools in Lower-Northeast area. The methodology was divided into two phases. The first phase was to review the related literature, interview the experts and then bring the information to integrate with four management principles, namely academy, budget, personnel, and general management. The second phase was to create the model and bring to group discussion by the nine experts. The obtained data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The research results were as follows: 1) the school management model by integrating with Sufficiency Economy’s Philosophy for elementary schools in Lower-Northeast consisted of four main points: 1) academic management, 2) budget management, 3) personnel management, and 4) general management; 2) the school management model by integrating with Sufficiency Economy’s Philosophy for elementary schools in Lower-Northeast both in overall and each item was at a much level which had appropriateness of those four principles.