The Administration of Learning Resources Based on The King’s Philosophy of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat)

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to examine the circumstance of the administration of learning resources of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat) 2) to explore the desirable future scenario of the administration of learning resources based on The King’s Philosophy 3) to propose the guidelines for learning resources administration based on The King’s Philosophy. The population was school principal, vice principal, teachers, school committee members of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat), teachers in charge of The King’s Philosophy Projects of Ban Thoed Thai School, Maefahluang District, Chiang Rai Province, and educational supervisors from Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. Questionnaire was used in data collection and the data was analyzed for mean. Interview was administered and the data was analyzed by content analysis. The results showed that: 1) The circumstance of learning resources administration of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat), in overall, was found at the high level. Also, the individual aspects analysis revealed high administration level in all aspects i.e. understanding, accessing, and developing. The overview of the accessing and developing aspects was rated at the high and moderate levels. The individual aspects analysis indicated that Chiang Saen Lake, Mekong River, The King’s Philosophy School (Kutao Campus), Museum and Archeological Sites in Chiang Saen, Businesses in Chiang Saen, Internet Network, Local Wisdom, and Chiang Saen Special Economic Zone were rated at the high level. However, Doi Sango Royal Project, domestic and international tourists were rated at the moderate level. 2) Thedesirable future scenario of the learning resources administration based on the King’s Philosophy of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat) indicated the good practices in database management learning resources that covered all areas of The King’s Philosophy e.g. good administration, networking with government and private organizations, communities and villages to participate in the development of The King’s Philosophy learning resources. Lifelong learning was the expected learning platform for people in the communities around the school not just for the students. 3) The guidelines for the administration of learning resources based on The King’s Philosophy of Rajaprajanugroh School 15 (Wiangkaosaenpuwittayaprasat) in regard to understanding were building database that covered all areas of The King's Philosophy; maintaining up-to-date information; continuous improvement by means of PDCA approach aiming at achieving the goals of The King's Philosophy. The accessing and developing aspects were networking with all partners from government and private agencies, communities and villages to join in developing and accessing; reviewing the working protocols following The King’s examples in order to develop for excellence; encouraging more participation from the villagers in the use of learning resources; increasing more support from the government or private sectors in sharing the development of the learning resources; promoting Chiang Saen Lake learning resources as wetland learning resources preventing chemical pollution in the lake and promoting organic agriculture and environment conservation; maintaining local ways of life and agricultural roots by exploiting sufficiency economy philosophy and adhering to honesty, patience, perseverance and using wisdom in living a life; using strengths and opportunities for development i.e. the strengths of community, learning resources, and people for the development opportunities.