The Strategies for Academic Affairs Administration for Administrator of Small-sized School under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine the strategies in academic affairs administration for administrator of small-sized school under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, to develop the strategies in academic affairs administration for administrator of small-sized school under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The data sources involved 163 participants including school administrators, scholars, school directors, and teachers. The research instruments were questionnaire and interview. The data analysis were mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The results were presented in tables and narration, while the contents were rationally synthesized and proposed as the strategies. The results showed that: 1. The state of academic affairs administration of administrator from small-sized school under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 was rated at the high level. The aspect holding the highest operation was assessment and evaluation and credit transfer, while development and using digital media for education was rated the lowest level.2. The key factors affecting the quality of academic affairs administration of administrator in small-sized school under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office were: 1) Promoting factors, in overall, were rated at the high level. The internal factors showing the highest opinion were school possessing systematic personnel administration, clear assignment of job duty following the structure, while the item rated the lowest opinion was school possessing media, materials, equipment, innovation sufficient for class instruction. The external factors showing the highest opinion were students having more education opportunity from 15-year free quality education policy by government, while the item holding the lowest opinion was education resources allocation sufficient for development. 2) Depromoting factors, in overall, were rated at the high level. The internal factor showing the highest opinion was shortage of teachers while the item holding the lowest opinion was some staff lacking knowledge and competence in the use of technology and new tools. The external factor showing the highest opinion was struggling social context for making a living and thus parents leaving their children for jobs in other provinces thus causing their children lacking nurturing. The item showing the lowest opinion was budget distribution was not covered and inappropriate. 3. The strategies for academic affairs administration of administrator in small-sized school under Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 consisted of 8 strategies. Strategy 1: Fund raising for developing media, innovation and technology. Strategy 2: Developing learning process focusing on student-centeredness by using media, innovation and technology. Strategy 3: Promoting and supporting research administration for developing quality learners. Strategy 4: Developing participatory administration by means of good governance. Strategy 5: Promoting and developing teachers and educational personnel for professional standards, knowledge, competence and life skills, teamworking with others happily. Strategy 6: Developing school curriculum consistently and responding with the changes. Strategy 7: Promoting and developing educational supervision consistently and in friendly manner. Strategy 8: Developing assessment and evaluation and credit transfer by using technology.