PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR DEVELOPMENT MODEL BASED ON FOURFOLD IDDHIPADA IN PHRAPARIYATTIDHAMMA SCHOOLS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION AREA 9

Abstract

This research included the following objectives: 1) to study the components and conceptual framework of professional school administrators; 2) to study the current condition, the desirable condition, and the needs of professional school administrators of Phrapariyattidhamma Schools under the General Education Department Area 9; 3) to develop and assess the model of professional administrator development integrated with the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas. The research findings were as follows: 1) The results of the synthesis of the components of professional school administrators revealed that there were four main components: (1) personality, (2) ethics and professional value, (3) professional knowledge, (4) professional competency, and 15 sub-components. 2) The overall findings of the current condition, the desirable condition, and the needs of professional school administrators based on the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of Phrapariyattidhamma Schools under the General Education Department Area 9 revealed that the overall current condition was statistically rated at a high level. The component with the highest Mean was personality. The overall desirable condition was at a high level. The component with the highest Mean was ethics and professional value. When the needs were chronologically prioritized, they could be shown as follows: 1) professional knowledge; 2) professional competency; 3) professional value, and 4) personality. 3) Regarding the creation of the professional school administrator development model based on the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas, it included: Chanda, i.e., desire, satisfaction, willingness to perform duties; Viriya, i.e., continuous persistence in duties; Citta, i.e., attentiveness in the performance of duties consistently; and Vīmaṁsā, i.e., constantly checking, revising and improving. The model consisted of principles/concepts, objectives, content, and expected outcomes. The model assessment results revealed that the model had its appropriateness, possibility, and usefulness to use in actual development at the highest level.