The Evaluation of Master of Education Program Curriculum in Educational Administration (Curriculum revising on B.E.2561) Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to evaluate the Master of Education Program Curriculum in Educational  Administration (curriculum revising on B.E. 2561), Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University, 2) to study the opinion, expectation and recommendation about Master of Education Program Curriculum in Educational Administration (curriculum revising on B.E.2561), Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University, and 3) to study the Learning outcome as expected from curriculum based on AU.QA. assessment. The sample of this study were 127 respondents composed of four groups: 1) the curriculum instructors, 2) students, 3) alumni students and 4) the administrators of those alumni students. The instrument for collecting the data were structured interview and opinionnaire. The statistic use for analyzing the data were content analysis, Frequency, Percentage, Arithmetic Mean and Standard Deviation.

          The findings of this research were as follows:

1. The Master of Education Program Curriculum in Educational Administration (curriculum revising on B.E. 2561), Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University was appropriately and relevant with the curriculum objectives, curriculum structure, subject contents, knowledge and student background, instructors experiences, thesis advisor, knowledge of supportive personnel level, media and accommodation materials, buildings, instructional process, curriculum activities, measurement and evaluation, student’s care, and academy and research. While the satisfaction for inputs, processes, outputs and as a whole of curriculum were rated at a height level.


2. The opinion, expectation and recommendations for the curriculum were as follows: 1) It should develop the students to achieve character mentioned by philosophy of curriculum, 2) it should stimulate the students to apply the body of knowledge on administration to their work, 3) It should improve the curriculum based on the technology change, 4) it should develop the students to be able to expand their knowledge and professional growth by research process.


3. The learning outcome of the curriculum based on AUN-QA. assessment found that the curriculum can respond the needs of students, and school administrators at a high-level.