ADMINISTRATION STRATEGIES OF SCHOOL LIVING LIBRARY MANAGEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER LOEI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

              This research aimed to 1) To study the current status, desired status, and needs of the school’s living library management under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Loei Province, 2) To create a strategy for the school’s living library management, and 3) To evaluate the school’s living library management strategy. The research method was divided into 3 phases. The sample group consisted of 32 school administrators and 268 teachers, totaling 300 people. The research instruments were questionnaires, interview forms, group discussion records, and assessment forms. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, index of needs, and content analysis.           

                   The research results found that :

                       1) The results of the study of the current conditions of the school's living library management were at a high level overall, and the results of the study of the desired conditions of the school's living library management were at the highest level overall. As for the results of the study of opinions on the school's living library management, there were needs in all aspects with a PNI Modified value between 0.17 and 0.53.

                       2) The management strategy of the living library of the schools under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area, Loei Area 2 consists of 1) vision, 2) mission, 3) objectives and 5 components of living library management: 1) environmental management, 2) management, 3) information management, 4) living library activities, 5) measurement. There are 15 methods of operation and 20 implementation mechanisms

                       3) The results of the evaluation of the assessment of the school's living library management strategy, overall, had a high average. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspects with the highest evaluation levels from highest to lowest average were: usefulness at the highest level, suitability at a high level, and feasibility at a high level.