APPLICATION OF SEVEN SAPPURISADHAMMA PRINCIPLES TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

Abstract

The objectives of the article were to study the application of the Buddhist principle of Sappurisa-dhamma (Seven virtues of a good person) to the personnel management of school  administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3,  to compare the application of Sappurisa-dhamma to the personnel management of school administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, classified by the respondents’ gender, educational level, and work experience, and  3 to study the guideline on application of Sappurisa-dhamma to the personnel management of school administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research population was a total of 1,602 teachers from 223 schools under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in the academic year of 2021; the sample group of 310 teachers were selected through Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size calculation table. The research tool used for data collection was the five-level rating scale questionnaire with the reliability of 0.95. The statistics used for data analysis consisted of frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, the t-test for independent samples, and the F-test (one way ANOVA).

               The research results were as follows:

1. The application of Sappurisa-dhamma to the personnel management of school administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was found to be overall at a high level. Separately considered in the descending order, Parisanyuta (Parisaññutā: knowing the assembly or society) was at the highest level, followed by Kalanyuta (Kālaññutā: knowing the proper time), Attanyuta (Attaññutā: knowing oneself), and Mattanyuta (Mattaññutā: knowing the moderation), respectively.


2. 2. The comparison of the application of Sappurisa-dhamma  to the personnel management of school administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, classified by the respondents’ gender, was overall and separately not different. Classified by the respondents’ educational level, it was overall not different. Classified by work experience, it was overall not different. The comparison of application of Sappurisa-dhamma’s Atthanyuta (Atthaññutā: knowing the consequence) was different at a statistically significant level of 0.05.

            3. The study of the guidelines for application of Sappurisa-dhamma to the personnel management of school administrators under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 revealed that the school administrators supported the teachers to comply with the regulations, specified certain regulations for the teachers, and praised them with successful performance in order to promote their progress.