STATES AND PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL LUNCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AMONG BASIC EDUCATION INSTITUTES UNDER THE OFFICE OF PHITSANULOK PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA

Abstract

This study aims to 1) explore the school lunch project management of basic education institutes under the Office of Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area and 2) identify the problems of school lunch project management and tentative solutions. This survey employed simple random sampling technique to collect data from 266 participants under the Office of Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area: 130 school administrators, 130 teachers who were in charge for school lunch project management, three directors of educational promotion sections, and three academic officers who were in charge for school lunch project management. The research tool was a five - point Likert scale questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D.). The result demonstrated that 1) the school lunch project management was overall operated at high level. Input was the highest operated factor, and output and process factors were respectively ranked. 2) The problems and suggestions were as follows. 2.1) Concerning the input, the budget allocation process by local administrative organizations was slow. The suggested solution was that the budget should be directly transferred from the Ministry of Education to the schools. 2.2) The managing process required many documents. Therefore, the number of related documents should be decreased, and the platform for document submission should not be complicated to complete. 2.3) The output problem was that students ate too much, resulting in obesity. To meet the heath standard, health professions and nutritionists should visit the schools and evaluate students’ health.