CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND THE NEED FOR PARTICIPATION OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE IN MANAGING LEARNING RESOURCES ACCORDING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY IN SMALL SCHOOLS UNDER THE SAMUT SONGKHRAM PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

The purpose of this research article was to study the conditions of participation and the need for participation of school committees in managing learning resources according to the philosophy of sufficiency economy in small schools under the Samut Songkhram Primary Educational Service Area Office. The research was as follows: 1) Study the conditions of participation of school committees in managing learning resources according to the philosophy of sufficiency economy in small schools by interviewing 34 key informants, data were analyzed using content analysis. 2) Studying the need for participation of school committees in managing learning resources according to the philosophy of sufficiency economy in small schools under the Samut Songkhram Primary Educational Service Area Office. Using a questionnaire with a sample of 401 people, analyzed the data with basic statistics, including mean, standard deviation. The results of the research found that: 1) Conditions of participation of school committees in managing learning resources according to the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in small schools under the jurisdiction of the Samut Songkhram Primary Educational Service Area Office, it consisted of (1) Policy determination promote and support providing, creating or developing learning resources in schools, (2) Promoting the development of personnel to have knowledge and experience in organizing learning resources in schools, (3) Supporting personnel in all departments to participate in presenting innovative work that had been created from the use of learning resources in schools, (4) Monitoring, supervising, and evaluating the teaching and learning management system using learning resources in schools, and 2) the need for participation of the school committee in managing learning resources according to the philosophy of sufficiency economy in small schools under the Samut Songkhram Primary Educational Service Area Office in overall, the practice was at the highest level.