Excellence Pratice in Management Practices of the Popular Private Kindergartens Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the best practices for managing the popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai Province. The methodology was:1) Studying the basic information of private kindergartens and selecting popular private kindergartens. The target group was 20 kindergartens in Chiang Rai. The data collection was survey and the data analysis employed frequency and content analysis. 2) Studying the administration context of popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai. The target group was popular kindergartens in Chiang Rai. The data collection was survey and the data analysis employed content analysis. 3) Studying the best practices for running popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai. The target group was popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai. The data collectionemployed semi-structured interview and the data analysis was content analysis. The findings showed that: 1. The basic information of private kindergartens and selection of popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai used the data from the past 4 years and the selection criteria were the establishment more than 5 years, the number of students more than 250 every year, education standards certification at the very good level. The kindergartens passing the selected criteria were 3 kindergartens: 1) Forte Thanawat Military School; 2) Pannee Kindergarten; and 3) Supalak Kindergarten. 2. The contextual study results of the most popular private kindergarten schools in Chiang Rai indicated that the contextual components of the school system were: 1) Environment; 2) Input; 3) Process; and 4) Production. 3. The results on studying the best practices for managing popular private kindergartens in Chiang Rai were: 1) Contextual Analysis; 2) Good Management; 3) Leading the Organization and Implementing Technology for Educational Administration; 4) Strategic Planning; 5) Strategic Planning Implementation; 6) Change Management; 7) Networking and Participation; and 8) Monitoring, Assessment, Evaluation, and Knowledge Management.