Guidelines for Developing Administration towards World-Class Standard School under The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Phra Nakhorn Si Ayutthaya

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the administration toward World-Class Standard School under The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Phra Nakhorn Si Ayutthaya, 2) compare the teachers’ opinions toward World-Class Standard School, classified by gender, education level, work experience, and school size; and 3) propose the guidelines for administration toward World-Class Standard School. The sample consisted of 285 teachers from schools in The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Phra Nakhorn Si Ayutthaya, selected through stratified random sampling based on school sizes and 5 school administrators, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments were a questionnaire with content validity, IOC values between .67-1.00, a reliability value of .99 and an interview form. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA and content analysis.

The results of the research were as follow 1) the administration toward World-Class Standard School under The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Phra Nakhorn Si Ayutthaya was at a high level overall and particular aspects, ranking as fellow: administration supported by a quality system, teaching and learning management comparable to international standards, and students with the potential to become global citizens. 2) The results of a comparison of teachers’ opinions on school management guidelines based on international standards revealed that teachers’ opinions, when classified by gender and work experience showed no significant differences, while the opinions classified by educational level were statistically significant differences at the .01 and .05 levels and the opinions classified by school size were statistically significant differences at the .01 levels. 3) The guidelines for developing school administration in accordance with international standards include: developing curricula and teaching methods that align with international standards, promoting management systems that emphasize results and student competencies in language, technology, and global citizenship, and strengthening the capacity of teachers and administrators to understand school administration consistent with international standards.