The Administration Guidelines for Promoting Classroom Research of Kittikhundoiluangvidhaya School under Chiang Rai Provincial Education Office

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine the promotion circumstance of classroom research and to investigate the remedy in the administration for promoting classroom-based research of Kittikundoiluangvidhaya School under Chiang Rai Provincial Education Office. There were 29 informants involving school administrators, school committees, quadrangle committees, and teachers at Kittikhundoiluangvidhaya School. The research instruments were questionnaire and interview. The data analysis employed content analysis and the results were the following. 1. The administration circumstance for promoting classroom research, in overall, was found at the high level. The aspect gaining the highest opinion was improvement while the aspect gaining the lowest opinion was planning. 2. The problems, obstacles, and suggestions in the administration for promoting classroom research of Kittikhundoiluangvidhaya School under Chiang Rai Provincial Education Office were noted. Planning: The personnel development planning on classroom research was not consistent, outdated, and incongruent with the school’s policy and planning. The promotion of classroom research for teachers was only used for teacher’s performance outcome, but it also created burden and excessive workloads for teachers. The school should offer information system that facilitates and create motivation for teachers in conducting classroom research. Monitoring: The classroom research was unable to follow its intended schedule. The progress report should be presented to the meeting. The rewards and honoring should be given to teachers who could meet research timeline and the assistance should be offered to teachers who are experiencing problems and unable to conduct the research project. Improvement: The school should allocate expertise teachers or outside experts for consultation and advice. Theschool should provide experts or key person to assist or consult teachers who are experiencing problems throughout the research process. 3. The solutions for the administration for promoting classroom research of Kittikhundoiluangvidhaya School under Chiang Rai Provincial Education Office were offered. Planning: The school administrators should set clear goals, setup the meeting to orient clear understanding, raise awareness, and allow all parties to participate in every process in conducting classroom research. Implementation: The school should build knowledge and understanding for teachers in schools by encouraging teachers to attend training to develop knowledge from various sources and attend workshop with experts, arrange a meeting to exchange knowledge with colleagues within the school, create morale support, encourage the use of research results for career progress, offer budget support for conducting classroom research. Monitoring: The school administrator should setup clear monitoring plan, design consistent monitoring calendar, appoint key person for follow-up and assistance throughout the research process, organize a forum for academic presentations, organize seminar for knowledge exchange among professional networks. Improvement: The school should allocate experts or personnel in school who hold knowledge and understanding in research project to offer consultation and solve problems while teachers experiencing problems in classroom research. The teachers should receive an opportunity to learn from research specialists or experts from other schools that their reputation is widely accepted for classroom research results.