THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS STUDENTS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE SARABURI

Abstract

             The objectives of this research were 1) to study the volunteer spirit activity development administration, 2) to compare the opinions of school administrators, teachers, and teachers of Reserve Officer Training Corps students, classified by personal status, and 3) to offer guidelines for the volunteer spirit activity development administration. The sample consisted of 300 school administrators, teachers, and teachers of Reserve Officer Training Corps students. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a content validity, IOC values, between .67–1.00 and a reliability value of .95. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation,
t-test, One-way ANOVA, LSD, and content analysis.

              The results of the research were as follows: 1) the volunteer spirit activity development administration was at a high level in overall, and particular aspects, ranking from the highest to the lowest mean: Check, Do, Act, and Plan, 2) the opinions of school administrators, teachers, and teachers of Reserve Officer Training Corps students classified by gender, age, and school size were statistically significant at the level of .01 and .05 in overall, and particular aspects,  while the differential position and work experience were statistically significant at the level of .05 in overall, and  3) guidelines for the volunteer spirit activity development administration: it should participate in collaboration for planning prior to organising activities, identify roles and responsibilities by prioritising collaboration and coordination with relevant organisations,regularly assess and evaluate the implementation of the volunteer spirit activity.