GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION USING PAPANIKA DHAMMA 3 OF SCHOOLS IN PHARACHAWANG BANG PA-IN PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims: 1) to study the needs of academic administration development guidelines, 2) to develop academic administration methods according to the 3 Ppaṇikadhamma principles (Qualities of a success businessman) of school administrators, and 3) to propose guidelines for academic administration development according to the 3 Ppaṇikadhamma principles of school administrators. This research was conducted using a mixed methodology. The quantitative research used a questionnaire with a sample of 122 administrators and teachers. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, PNImodified, and the qualitative research interviewed 5 key informants. Data were analyzed by content analysis. The results of the research found that 1) The overall needs for academic administration, PNImodified = 0.32, with PNImodified needs between 0.31 and 0.33. The first highest need was learning management activities, followed by evaluation of results in academic administration development, and third highest need was planning for academic administration development, respectively. 2) The method of academic administration according to the 3 Ppaṇikadhamma principles was the application of the 3 academic administration principles, namely, planning for academic administration development, learning management activities, evaluation of academic administration development with the 3 Ppaṇikadhamma principles: (1) Cakkhumā (shrewd) is an administrator with vision, prudence, reason and foresight. (2) Vithūro (capable of administering business) is an administrator who manages educational institutions well with expertise. (3) Nissayasampanno (having a good credit rating) is an administrator with good human relations and is a good role model administrator. 3) Guidelines for academic administration development according to the 3 Ppaṇikadhamma principles of school administrators consisting of: (1) Cakkhumā principle: administrators must have good vision in academic administration as following: set development goals, know individual learners, assign teachers according to their abilities, and create an action plan. (2) Vithūro principle: administrators must have specialized expertise in academic administration as following: administrators survey learning, assign teachers according to their abilities, organize modern learning, organize activities integrated with learning, and stimulate learners to learn. (3) Nissayasampanno principle: administrators must have good human relations in academic administration as following: administrators coordinate with the community, organize learning that meets the needs of learners, solve problems together in learning management, set criteria for supervision, and evaluate work performance.