CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION IN PAK PHANANG BASIN, NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

This independent research was a survey study aiming at 1) examining child development center administration under the local government organization in Pak Phanang Basin, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and 2) compare the administration of the child development centers under the local government organization in Pak Phanang Basin, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in terms of work experience, educational background and affiliation. The sample group was 80 child development center administrators selected by proportional stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a 5 point-rating-scale questionnaire with reliability of 0.94. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, One-way ANOVA and difference paired comparison by Scheffé’s method. The results revealed as follows: 1) the administration of child development centers under the local government organization in Pak Phanang Basin, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province was at a high level for both overall and individual aspects. 2) The child development center administrators, under the local government organization in Pak Phanang Basin, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, with a different length of work experience and educational background had no significant differences in terms of their opinions. Meanwhile, the administrators from different affiliations had diverse opinions, with statistical significance at the .05 level .