Academic Management Strategies of English Program School Under Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC): Bangkok District
Main Article Content
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop strategies for the academic administration of schools that provide teaching and learning according to the Ministry of Education's English Program. The research was quantitative and qualitative and was conducted in 3 steps: 1. Study the current conditions, desirable conditions, and necessities for academic administration of schools that provide teaching and learning in accordance with the Ministry of Education's curriculum in English Program; 2. Create a strategy for academic administration of schools that provide teaching and learning in accordance with the Ministry of Education's curriculum in English Program; and 3. Experiment and evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the academic management strategies of schools that provide teaching and learning according to the Ministry of Education in English Program statistics used in the analysis, namely, percentage, mean, and ordinal demand index value, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results of the research revealed that the academic administration of schools that provide teaching and learning in accordance with the Ministry of Education's curriculum is in the English Program. The present condition and the desirable condition were at the highest level. The development of the learning process is the first and most demanding area. Strategies for academic administration of schools that provide teaching and learning in accordance with the Ministry of Education's curriculum in the English Program, consist of 5 main strategies: 1) developing a learning process; 2) development of educational institutions’ curriculum; 3) development of innovative media and educational technology; 4) measurement, evaluation, and transfer of learning outcomes; and 5) research to improve educational quality.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Views and opinions appearing in the Journal it is the responsibility of the author of the article, and does not constitute the view and responsibility of the editorial team.
References
Anannawee, P. (2012). Principles, Concepts and Theories of Educational Administration (4th ed.). Chonburi: Montree.
Anderson, R.D. (1970). Developing Children’s Thinking through Science. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Boonbongkan, J., & Ketchonan, N. (2005). Strategic Management. Bangkok: SE-Education.
Chaisooksung, S. (2014). Academic Administration Strategies to Promote 21st Century Skills of Students in Alternative Private Schools(Doctoral Dissertation). Chulalongkorn University.
De Mejía, A-M. (2002). Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingualism. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
Education First [EF]. (2016). EF English Proficiency Index - A Comprehensive Ranking of Countries, by English Skills (6th ed.), Retrieved March 5, 2021, from https://www.ef.co.th/epi/
Jongdern, A. (2017). Academic Administration Strategy of Private School under Office of Private Education Satun Province(Master’s Thesis). Hatyai University.
Ministry of Education. (2010). Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 (3rd ed). Bangkok: Agricultural Cooperative Society of Thailand Printing House.
Naweekarn, S. (2001). Strategic Management. Bangkok: Bhannakij.
Office of the Education Council Secretariat. (2017). The National Education Plan 2017-2036. Bangkok: Prikwarn Graphic.
Phongaksorn, S., Sikkhabandit, S., & Sitthiamorn, P. (2018). A Quality Management Model of Basic Education Institution Management towards to International Standard. Academic Journal University of North Bangkok, 7(2), 198-212.
Phuprasert, K. (2001) Academic Administration in Educational Institutions. Bangkok: Tips Publication.
Sawetkhochakul, S., Semheng, S., & Suksereesub, N. (2019). An Academic Management Strategy of Bi-lingual Schools (Thai-English) under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Journal of Nakhonratchasima College, 13(3), 14-26.
Schermerhorn, J. R. (2002). Management (7th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Thummatasananon, S. (2017). Academic Administration Strategies for Improving the Educational Quality in Small Basic Educational Institutions. Journal of Educational Research Faculty of Education, Srinakharinwirot University, 11(2), 193-203.