Guidelines For Developing Academic Administration Of Small Schools In Digital Era Under Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The research objectives were: 1) to study the current and desired states of academic affairs administration of small sized schools in the digital age; 2) to assess the needs for academic affairs administration of small sized schools in the digital era; 3) to develop guidelines for the development of academic affairs administration of small sized schools in the digital era; and 4) to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of the developed guidelines for academic affairs administration in small sized schools in the digital era. The research sample consisted of 291 school administrators and teachers from small sized schools under the Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample size was determined using a ready-made table, comprising 31 school administrators and 260 teachers, selected through simple random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The statistical analyses employed were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified).

The research findings revealed the following: 1) The overall current and desired states of academic affairs administration in small schools sized in the digital age were at a high level. 2) The needs for academic affairs administration in small sized schools in the digital era with values higher than the overall mean were in the areas of curriculum development, innovation and technology development, and learning process development. 3) The guidelines for the development of academic affairs administration in small sized schools in the digital era comprised five aspects: (1) Curriculum Development, (2) Learning Management Process Development, (3) Innovation and Technology Development, (4) Measurement and Evaluation, and (5) Educational Quality Assurance. 4) The overall suitability of the guidelines for the development of academic affairs administration in small sized schools in the digital era was rated at the highest level, and the overall feasibility was rated at a high level.