THE APPLICATION OF IDDHIPADA 4 IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

               The objectives of the thesis were to study the level of application of Iddhipada 4 to utilize the information technology for the administration of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, to study the comparison of Iddhipada-4 application to utilize the information technology for the administration of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, classified by gender, age, educational level, and work experience, and to study the problems and recommendations on Iddhipada-4 application to utilize the information technology for the administration of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The sample group was a total of 360 educational personnel in the schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, in the academic year of 2021. The study was conducted through the survey research method, and the data had been collected since January, 2022. The descriptive statistics used for data analysis comprised frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation; the inferential statistics used for the hypothetical test consisted of the t-test for independent samples and the one way analysis of variance (ANOVA).

               The research results were as follows: 1. The majority of educational personnel of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province were female, 41 - 50 years of age, graduated the Bachelor's degree, and experienced 16 - 20 years of work. 2. The level of Iddhipada-4 application of Chanda, Viriya, Citta and Vimangsa to utilize the information technology for administration of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province was found to be overall at a high level. 3. The comparison of Iddhipada-4 application to utilize the information technology for administration of schools under the Department of Local Administrative Promotion, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, classified by the respondents’ genders, age, educational levels and work experiences, was found to be different at a statistically significant level of 0.05.