GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION INTEGRATING SELF - SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY OF CHAOPRAYA CENTER ANGTHONG PROVINCE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the conditions of educational administration in the Chaophraya Center, Angthong Province, 2) to develop methods for educational administration integrating self-sufficiency economy philosophy, and 3) to propose guidelines for educational administration integrating self-sufficiency economy philosophy. Mixed methods research was conducted which consisted of 1) quantitative research, a questionnaire was used for data collection from a sample group of educational administrators and educational personnel in the Chaophraya Center, Angthong Province of 164 samples. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and 2) qualitative research, by using in-depth interview with 7 key informants with purposive sampling and data were analyzed by using analytic induction. The research results found that:1) Conditions of educational administration in the Chaophraya Center, Angthong Province in overall was at a high level. When considering each aspect by ranking practices from highest to lowest found that the highest in practice was general administration and it was at a high level, and the lowest in practice was student affairs which was at a high level. 2) Methods for educational administration integrating self-sufficiency economy philosophy found that (1) General administration, educational institutions had established educational administration policies related to the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy into the annual action plan; (2) Academics, analyzing and developing the curriculum by incorporating the self-sufficiency economy philosophy into the course teaching plans; (3) Student affairs, education institutions should create a network of learning activities integrating with the self-sufficiency economy philosophy by cooperating with community; (4) Personnel, supporting personnel to attend training, seminars, and studying at various learning resources to gain knowledge and understanding about applying self - sufficiency economy philosophy in performing duties and living life; and (5) Community relations, communities participated in learning activities by applying the self - sufficiency economy philosophy in utilization. 3). Guidelines for educational administration integrating self-sufficiency economy philosophy consisted of (1) General administration, the educational institution had an analysis of the educational institution's data to be used to create policy, vision, mission, and goals of the educational institution and annual action plan; (2) Academics,  having an analysis of the educational institution's curriculum and the local curriculum by inserting learning units about self-sufficiency economy philosophy into the teaching plan; (3) Student affairs, organizing activities for students to encourage students to learn about self-sufficiency economy philosophy; (4) Personnel, encouraging personnel to attend training or seminars on self-sufficiency economy philosophy to be used in daily life; and (5) Community relations, communities participated in policy making and operations by inviting community leaders or people with professional skills to participate in teaching and learning.