AN APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATION MODEL FOR BILINGUAL SCHOOLS OF LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Abstract

              This research aimed: 1) to study components of a bilingual school administration model in Laos and 2) to develop an appropriate bilingual schools administration model for Laos. The research process comprised of three phrases: 1) studying components of bilingual schools administration model in Laos by obtaining a documentary study and an In-depth interview of 8 experts, using purposive selection technique. The instrument used in this phrase was semi-structured interviews. The content analyzing was used to analyze the collected data. 2) developing of an appropriate bilingual schools administration model for Laos by obtaining a group discussion of 18 experts, using purposive selection technique. The instrument was meeting minutes. The content analyzing was used to analyze the collected data, and 3) inspecting and confirmation of model by obtaining a survey study from 92 samples, using purposive selection technique. The instrument was 5 rating-scale questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by means and standard deviation and the group meeting of 9 experts. The experts were selected by using purposive selection technique. The instruments were questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by means and standard deviation.

                 The results of this study were as follows:

1.  The bilingual schools administration model of Laos consisted of 5 operation components and 24 sub-components; 1) administrator with 8 sub-components, 2) administration structure with 4 sub-components, 3) curriculum and instruction administration with 7 sub-components, 4) bilingual school management with 3 components, and 5) student management with 2 sub-components.


2. The bilingual school administration model for Laos consisted of 7 operation components and 61 sub-components; 1) modernized administrator with10 sub-components 2) administration structure with 18 sub-components, 3) instructional administration with12 sub-components, 4) bilingual school management with 6 sub-components, 5) student management with 5 sub-components, 6) technology management with 5 sub-components, and 7) quality assurance with 5 sub-components.