THE GUIDELINE OF THE INTERNAL EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE OPERATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BASE ON THE FOUR PATHS TO ACCOMPLISHMENT UNDER ROI ET PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

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The objectives of the research were: 1) to study the current and desired situations, as well as the needs, of internal education quality assurance operations in educational institutions based on the Four Paths to Accomplishment under Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, and 2) to study the guidelines for internal education quality assurance operations in these institutions based on the Four Paths to Accomplishment. The sample consisted of administrators and teachers, with a total of 313 participants, and five interviews were conducted. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire, with a reliability of 0.92 and 0.94 for the current and desired situations, respectively, and quality-verified interviews. The collected data were analyzed using statistical devices such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, modified priority needs index (PNI_modified), and content analysis.

                    The research results showed that: 1) The overall current situation of internal education quality assurance operations in educational institutions based on the Four Paths to Accomplishment under Roi Et Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was found to be moderate. When considering individual aspects, the highest-ranking item was self-assessment reporting, followed by follow-up and monitoring of performances, developing educational institutions for continuous quality, and specification of education standards, respectively. The desired situation, overall, was found to be at a higher level. When considering individual aspects, the highest-ranking item was self-assessment reporting, followed by accompanied education planning, educational operation in compliance with established plans, and specification of education standards, respectively. The needs of internal education quality assurance operations based on the Four Paths to Accomplishment was accompanied education planning, followed by self-assessment reporting, educational operation in compliance with established plans, developing educational institutions for continuous quality, specification of education standards, evaluation and examination of educational quality, and follow-up and monitoring of performances, respectively. 2) The guidelines for internal education quality assurance operations in educational institutions based on the Four Paths to Accomplishment, as determined by semi-structured interviews, included the following: (1) for accompanied education planning, clear educational management development goals should be set; (2) for self-assessment reporting, a self-assessment report committee should be appointed; (3) for educational operation in compliance with established plans, personnel in the educational institution should carry out the plan with determination; (4) for developing educational institutions for continuous quality, performance should be used to achieve set goals; (5) for specification of education standards, educational standards should be promulgated to determine the direction of educational development; (6) for evaluation and examination of educational quality, assessors must be thorough to effectively assess the quality of internal education; and (7) for follow-up and monitoring of performances, information from monitoring performance should be used to develop educational institutions.