GUIDELINE IN DEVELOPING ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION ACCORDING TO THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF BALA FOR MUEANG CHAI PHRA CHAO TAK SCHOOL CLUSTER

Abstract

This research aims 1) to study the state of academic administration, 2) to study the methods of academic administration according to the principle of Four Bala (Power), and 3) to propose a guideline for the development of academic administration according to the principle of Four Bala. This research was a mixed-method research. The quantitative research used a questionnaire with a total population of 76 people. Data were analyzed using research statistics, including mean and standard deviation, and qualitative research by interviewing 5 key informants. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The research results found that 1) The overall state of academic administration in Mueang Chai Pra Chao Tak Group, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, had the highest level of opinions. When considering each aspect, it was found that the three aspects with the highest levels of opinions, namely assessment and evaluation, teaching and learning, and teaching and learning promotion activities, there were two aspects with high levels of opinions, namely curriculum administration and teaching media, respectively. 2) The methods of academic administration according to the principle of Four Bala were as following: (1) Curriculum; The administrators had knowledge, ability, and effort to improve the curriculum and working with teachers with generosity. (2) Teaching and learning; Administrators allowed teachers to prepare lesson plans and teachers were diligent in organizing lesson plans in advance, which made the lesson plans more effective. (3) Teaching media; Each teacher had knowledge and ability to produce teaching media and was diligent in producing effective, up-to-date media, and using technology to participate, making the media appropriate for the learners, and enabling the learners to learn well. (4) Teaching and learning promotion activities; Administrators promoted teaching and learning activities, focusing on active learning activities, emphasizing learners as the most important, learners practice and did it themselves, teachers were facilitators and socially supportive of learners, guiding them to gain more learning. (5) Measurement and evaluation; Teachers should have a variety of measurement and evaluation methods that were appropriate for the content and having a clear measurement and evaluation criteria, the measurement and evaluation were transparent and in accordance with the criteria. 3) Guidelines for developing academic administration according to the Four Bala included: (1) Curriculum; Administrators have the knowledge and ability to improve and develop the curriculum to be effective for the educational institution. (2) Teaching and learning; Teachers have the knowledge, ability and diligence in preparing lesson plans, enabling teaching and learning to be prepared at all times, enabling classroom activities to be effective. (3) Teaching and learning media; Teachers should produce teaching media that covered the subjects, interesting and up-to-date to be beneficial to the learners. (4) Teaching and learning promotion activities; Teachers organized learning activities that focused on learners through active Learning activities, teachers would be facilitators for learners. (5) Measurement and evaluation; teachers used a variety of assessment criteria so that assessment could be measured accurately, clearly, diversely and fairly.