The Guidelines for academic administration according to Sappurisadhamma 7 of Small school administrators under Phichit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the condition of academic administration; and 2) to propose the guidelines of academic administration according to Sappurisadhamma 7 of the small schools administrators under Phichit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. This was a mixed methods research. The population was the school administrators and academic teachers totaling 164 people and 9key informants. The instruments used were questionnaires with confidence value of .95 and semi-structured interview forms. Statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results of the research found that 1) the lowest condition of academic administration in each aspect was as follows: for administration, there were supervision, and follow-up the curriculum development; in terms of learning management, there was a plan for organizing learning activities; regarding the development of learning media, there were studies and research to produce learning media in accordance with the needs of the learners; in terms of assessment, there was a method for measuring and evaluating learning outcomes by allowing relevant people to participate; in the field of educational supervision, there was a systematic system of supervision within schools; and for internal quality assurance systems, there were seminars to raise awareness about Internal Quality Assurance and educational standards. 2) academic administration guidelines according to Sappurisadhamma 7 in curriculum administration found that 2.1) Dhammanyuta: the administrators should know the rules, guidelines, methods, and procedures in the academic framework; 2.2) Atthanyuta:  the administrators should have work planning, supervision, and follow-up curriculum development, set goals and objectives in action; 2.3) Attanyuta: the administrators should know their strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and abilities; 2.4) Mattanyuta: the administrators should plan the use of the budget to fit the existing resources; 2.5) Kalanyuta: the administrators should have a systematic supervision plan at the right time for the job; 2.6) Parisanyuta: the administrators should introduce personnel to people , communities that were  academic networks; and 2.7) Puggalanyuta:  the administrators should know the habits, abilities and differences of individuals.