THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTATION MODEL FOR SCHOOLS WITH MUSICLLY GIFTED STUDENTS TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE UNDER THESECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE NAKHON SI THAMMARAT

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) Study the current conditions and desirable conditions for developing an administrative model for schools with students gifted in music toward excellence; 2) Develop an administrative model for schools with students gifted in music toward excellence; and 3) Examine the administrative model for schools with students gifted in music toward excellence under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nakhon Si Thammarat. The sample consisted of 252 school administrators and teachers. The research instruments included interview forms, questionnaires, seminar forms, and focus group discussion forms. The data were analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations, and the Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified). The results showed that: 1) The overall current and desirable conditions for developing the administrative model were at a high level; 2) The administrative model consisted of five components: 2.1) Concepts and principles of the model; 2.2) Objectives of the model; 2.3) Administrative guidelines for schools with students gifted in music toward excellence, comprising 2.3.1) Policy, 2.3.2) Goal determination, 2.3.3) Structure, 2.3.4) Networks, and 2.3.5) Leadership model; 2.4) Guidelines for implementing the model, comprising 2.4.1) Levels of goal determination, 2.4.2) The process of goal determination, 2.4.3) The relationship between goals and decision-making, 2.4.4) Characteristics of the decision-making process, 2.4.5) Structural characteristics, 2.4.6) Linkage with the external environment, 2.4.7) Characteristics of leadership, and 2.4.8) Related leadership styles; and 2.5) Conditions; and 3) The overall appropriateness of the administrative model was at the highest level.