PRIORITY NEEDS FOR ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT OF CHUMPHON PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION SCHOOLS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF ECOLITERACY

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the priority needs for developing the academic management of Chumphon Provincial Administrative Organization schools based the concept of ecoliteracy. This involves promoting environmental issues as part of academic management through curriculum development, learning process development, and educational innovation and technology development, which integrate learning resources both inside and outside the school. It also includes the development of measurement and evaluation systems to encourage students to be knowledgeable, have problem-solving skills, be aware, and have a sense of responsibility towards the conservation of local natural resources. This research used a descriptive method, with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The statistics for data analysis were the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and priority needs analysis (PNImodified). The informants were 90 school administrators and teachers under the Chumphon Provincial Administrative Organization. The research results showed that 1) The current state is at a moderate level. Curriculum development and the development of measurement and evaluation systems had the highest mean, and educational innovation and technology development had the lowest mean. The desired state of development in academic management in these schools based the concept of ecoliteracy is at a high level. The development of measurement and evaluation systems had the highest mean, and curriculum development had the lowest mean. 2) The overall priority needs index of developing academic management of Chumphon Provincial Administrative Organization schools based the concept of ecoliteracy is 0.416 (PNIModified = 0.416). When considering the scope of academic management, it was found that the development of measurement and evaluation systems had the highest priority needs index, and curriculum development had the lowest priority needs index.