TEACHER’S OPINION TOWARDS ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION PERFORMED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE NAKONRACHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to 1) examine and to make a comparison of the teachers’ opinion towards the academic administration performed by the school administrators under the Nakonrachasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 in 5 aspects including school – based curriculum development, measurement and evaluation and credit transfer, research for educational quality development, educational supervision and development of internal quality assurance system and educational standards. By using the table of random number of Krejcie and Morgan to determine the sample size and using proportionate stratified random sampling, the research selected the study sample who were the teachers of the schools under the Nakonrachasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, totaling 108 teachers. The instrument used for collecting the data was a 5 – point rating scale with the reliability of .99. The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and t – test. The research results revealed that 1) according to the teachers’ opinion, the academic administration was performed by the school administrators under the Nakonrachasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 at high level in whole and in part. The listed mean scores in order from the highest to the lowest included development of internal quality assurance system and educational standards, school – based curriculum development, and evaluation and credit transfer, educational standards and research for educational quality development and 2) the comparison results showed that, as classified by teacher’s work experience and educational level, the teachers’ opinion towards the academic administration performed by the school administrators under the Nakonrachasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 was not different in whole and in part.