The Effective Academic Administration Model of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the conditions and guidelines for effective academic administration, 2) to create an effective academic administration model, and 3) to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the effective academic administration model of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division. The research was divided into three parts, as follows: Part One studied the conditions and guidelines for effective academic administration. The tools were structured interview forms. The statistics used were content analysis by studying the effective academic administration of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division, with good practice. Three informants were selected by purposive sampling. Part Two created an effective academic administrative model by organising a focus group discussion meeting of seven experts. The tool was a draft of an effective academic administration model for the Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division, and supporting documents for the group seminar. The statistics used were content analysis, which examined the feasibility of the model by seven experts. Part Three evaluated the feasibility and usefulness of the effective academic administration model by using the model that the experts considered appropriate as the content of the feasibility questionnaire and the usefulness from stakeholders in implementing the model, including the 260 school directors and deputy director for academic affairs.

The research found that: 1. In the conditions and guidelines for the effective academic administration of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division, it was found that the school gave the most importance to academic work, with planning, organisation, organisational leadership, and organisational control. To be conducive to academic administration in 5 areas, namely: curriculum development, educational institutions development of the learning process Development of innovative media and educational technology Assessment, evaluation, and transfer of learning results and educational supervision. 2. The effective academic administration model of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division, consists of 1) Principles and Reasons, 2) Objectives, 3) The Model Essential, 4) Model Implementation, and 5) Success Conditions. The evaluation results of the feasibility of the overall and individual aspects were at the highest level. 3. The results of the feasibility assessment of the effective academic administration model of Buddhist Scripture School, General Education Division, were generally at a high level. And the usefulness of the effective academic administration model of Buddhist Scripture School's General Education Department was generally at the highest level.