The Guidelines for Developing Guidance Work Administration of Secondary Schools under the Lopburi Secondary School District Office

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study guidance work administration of secondary schools under the Lopburi secondary school district office, and 2) purpose the guidelines for guidance work administration of secondary schools under the Lopburi secondary school district office. A total of 297 participants from 25 secondary schools were selected as the samples, including 25 school directors, 25 guidance teachers, and 175 supervisors. The research tool was a 5-point Likert rating scale questionnaire with the reliability of .98. The data were analyzed statistically through percentage, mean, and standard deviation.           The results showed that 1) in general the guidance work administration of secondary schools under the Lopburi secondary school district office was at a good level. When considering each item in the questionnaire, it was found that the highest average was supervision and evaluation service followed by personnel management, and the lowest average was personal data management, 2) the guidelines for guidance work administration of secondary schools under the Lopburi secondary school district office include students’ behavior records. Specifically, schools need to form a committee of students’ behavior records, set up a meeting for school directors, guidance teachers, supervisors, staff, and parents, determine the topics used in the student’s behavior records, ensure understanding of student’s behavior records management, and apply data from student’s behavior records to support students’ academic, family, and other areas. In addition, schools should invite special speakers to share their expertise and knowledge with students about social and life skills, as well as those speakers from local organizations to present about how to take care of themselves physically and mentally and how to live and work collaboratively with others by setting up a committee to run a process. Schools should use technology for data management, for example using Google Form as a platform for students to choose topics and special speakers based on their interests. Also, satisfaction evaluations should be done after each event by using a Google Form. The evaluation results, then should be reported to school directors in order to improve the events in the next academic year.  Furthermore, statistics should be used when students seek advice systematically. As a result, schools need to set up a committee to plan and run this process. Excel should be used for data record and analysis. The report should be done statistically using charts and percentages. Regarding career services, schools should be the mediators between employers and students. The committee should be formed in order to contact and work collaboratively with the government and private sectors, for instance, local hospitals, subdistrict administrative organization and the provincial employment office. Special speakers should also be invited to share knowledge. A satisfaction evaluation should be done after each event by using a Google Form. The evaluation results, then be reported to school directors in order to improve the events in the next academic year. Finally, regarding monitoring and earning money while studying, schools should contact and work collaboratively with the government and private sectors. Communication with those organizations should be done systematically in order to monitor and assist appropriately. In every academic year, each student’s personal data should be collected and recorded systematically and statistically.