The Scenario of Academic Administration in Kindergarten Schools Provincial in the Northeastern Region

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to study: 1) the current state of the academic administration of the Provincial Kindergarten school. 2) The possible scenario for academic administration is divided into two phases. The first phase studied the current state of academic administration in the sample group of 165 people using multistage sampling with the rating scale questionnaires; the index of item Objective Congruence (IOC) was 0.97 and the reliability was 0.86. The second phase is to study the possible scenario for academic administration by using the EDFR research technique. There are four steps to implement: 1) an in-depth interview using semi-structured interviews with five experts 2) inquire to summarise trends and consensus from 21 experts (EDFR round 1). 3) confirmation of the possible trends by the same group of experts (EDFR round 2) and 4) writing the scenario from the possible trends ranking from the high level, based on the median of 3.50 and the range between the quartiles of not more than 1.50, including confirmation from the percentage of 85 from experts.

The results were as follows: The overall current state of academic administration was at its highest level. The scenario for academic administration was as follows: (2.1) The scenario of school curriculum development will be focused on reading, writing, and computational thinking skills, with an emphasis on English and other languages. Be flexible with the interdisciplinary curriculum, corresponding to the interests and needs of learners. Contents corresponding to the changing world will be added to develop the characteristics of learners in the 21st century. (2.2) The scenario of instructional development will be promoted and supported for teachers to manage integrated instruction with several cooperative learning methods, according to the interests of learners. Learning outside the classroom is added through information and communications technology, corresponding to the habits of the new generation and the management of instructions through parental cooperation networks. (2.3) The scenario of the development of innovative media and technology will be promoted and supported for teachers to use innovation media and technology via several learning networks with various kinds of substances and be updated. (2.4) The scenario of assessment and evaluation will be promoted and supported by teachers to implement authentic assessment that is flexible and uses various resources, taking into consideration the interests and individual differences of learners. Assessment and evaluation include knowledge, understanding, learning skills, competency, morality, ethics, and desirable characteristics.