The academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of the administrators in a group of the secondary schools of Lak Mueang Loei united campus group under the office of secondary education service area, Loei and Longbualamphu

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the condition of academic administration of the administrators; 2) to study the academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of the administrators: 3) to propose guidelines for the development of academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of the administrators in a Group of the Secondary Schools of Lak Mueang Loei United Campus Group under the Office of Secondary Education Service Area, Loei and Nongbualamphu. The samples used in this research were 234 administrators and teachers and five targeted informants. The research instruments were a five-rating scale questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.895 and the 
interview form. The statistics used to analyze the data were: Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Content Analysis.                         
          The research results were as follows: 
1) The condition of academic administration of the administrators was rated at a high level. The highest mean was seen in the aspect of learning assessment and evaluation, followed by learning process development, media development, educational innovation and 
technology, and educational curriculum development. The lowest mean was seen in the aspect of educational supervision.  
2) The academic administration, according to the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of the administrators was overall rated at a high level. The highest mean was seen in the aspect of the administration based on Viriya, followed by the administration based on Citta, the 
administration based on Chanda, and the administration based on Vīmaṁsā.  
3) The guidelines for the development of academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda Dhammas of the administrators were as follows: (1) the administration based on Chanda: the administrators should be satisfied with academic performance to be successful. (2) the administration based on: they should work diligently on academic tasks focusing on school curriculum development and learning process development (3) the administration based on Citta: they should focus on responsibility for the school duties (4) the administration based on Vīmaṁsā: they should review on the school curriculum development and the learning process management system.