THE ADMINISTRATION OF QUALITY STANDARDS ACCORDING TO FOURFOLD SANGHAVATTHU OF PHAPARIYATTIDHAMA SCHOOL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECCLESIASTICAL GENERAL EDUCATION UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL BUDDHISM, LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the process of administration according to the quality standards, 2) the administration and management according to the quality standards by using the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas; 3) present the guideline for the administration and management according to the quality standards by using the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas of Phrapariyattidhamma Schools, General Education, Loei Province. The samples of this research included 194 informants: administrators, committee members, teachers, staff, community leaders and student council committee of Phrapariyattidhamma Schools, General Education, selected by Taro Yamane method. The tools used for data collection were questionnaires and the statistics used in the da analysis were: Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation and the Pearson Correlation Coefficient.

The results of the research were as follows:

1) the overall attitude towards the administrative process and institutional management of the school administrators was at the highest level. The aspect with the highest rated mean was seen in that of ‘planning and setting up the physical and social environment conducive to the quality learning management’; 2) the overall mean score of the attitude towards the administration and management according to the educational standards by using the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas was at the highest level. The highest mean score was seen in the aspect of Piyavācā (Kindly Speech); 3) the guideline for the administration and management according to the quality standards by using the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas is that the administrators should give priority to the participation of all stakeholders and should apply the Four Saṅgahavatthu Dhammas to propel the administrative process and management based on the quality standards.