Guidelines for Promoting Students’ Morality Ethics of School Administrators under Chachoengsao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

Background and Aims: The promotion of morality and ethics must start from a young age through education and participation of family, educational institutions, and communities, which will enable individuals to live happily and create benefits for society and the country. The research has two objectives to 1) Study the level of promoting student morality and ethics of school administrators under Chachoengsao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, and 2) Study the framework for promoting student morality and ethics of school administrators under Chachoengsao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2.

Methodology: The Study used mixed methods, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The sample group, consisting of 306 informants for quantitative research and 8 informants for qualitative research, was selected by purposive sampling. Tools for research included questionnaires and focus groups. Statistics for data analysis were Frequency, Mean, and Standard Deviation. Data from a focus group was analyzed by Classification and Domain Analysis.

Results: 1) The level of promoting student morality and ethics of school administrators under Chachoengsao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 overall was at a high level, when considering each aspect, the aspect of organizing activities for promoting student morality and ethics had the highest mean. The second highest aspects were the aspect of the environment setting and the aspect of planning. The aspect with the lowest mean was the aspect of performance evaluation.

Conclusion: The framework for promoting student morality and ethics of school administrators under Chachoengsao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 showed that the aspect of planning should set moral values and school identity, while the aspect of environmental setting should enable an environment supporting morality and ethics promotion. The aspect of organizing activities for promoting student morality and ethics should include moral values and ethics in every subject. The aspect of performance evaluation should have various assessment and evaluation methods.