A Study of Problems in Organizing Childhood Education for Teachers in Schools under the Nakhonratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5

Abstract

The aims of this research are 1) to examine the extent of issues in early childhood education management among educators in institutions governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5, and 2) to compare the challenges in early childhood education management among these educators, classified by their area of expertise, professional experience, and school size.The research sample included 193 teachers from schools governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5 during the 2023 academic year. The research instrument employed is a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire, with a content validity index between 0.80 and 1.00 and a reliability value of 0.97. The questionnaire data were evaluated with statistical tools. The statistical methods employed for data analysis encompass percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including the t-test and F-test. Upon identifying statistically significant differences, pairwise comparisons were performed utilizing Scheffé's approach. The results search are as follows: The general prevalence of issues in early childhood education management among teachers in schools governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5 is moderate ( = 3.34, S.D. = 1.06). Upon evaluation, all facets are at a moderate level. The dimension with the highest mean is the organization of the environment, media, and learning resources to facilitate development and learning ( = 3.42, S.D. = 1.03), succeeded by the organization of learning experiences (  = 3.34, S.D. = 1.11), and the assessment of development (  = 3.31, S.D. = 1.02). The dimension with the lowest mean is curricular development (  = 3.30, S.D. = 1.09). The analysis of challenges in early childhood education management among educators in institutions governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5, utilizing the curriculum management directives from the Office of the Basic Education Commission, revealed that (2.1) the issues in early childhood education management among teachers in these schools, classified by discipline, exhibit significant variation at the 0.05 level of statistical significance. (2.2) The issues in early childhood education management among teachers in schools governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5, classified by total work experience, exhibit no statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level. (2.3) The issues in early childhood education management among educators at institutions governed by the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5, classified by overall school size, exhibit significant differences at the 0.05 level of statistical significance.