ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION OF KANCHANAPISEK WITTAYALAI NAKHON PATHOM SCHOOL (PRATAMNAK SUANKULARB MATTHAYOM)

Abstract

This independent study aims to identify: 1) the academic affairs administration of Kanchanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School (Pratamnak Suankularb Matthayom) 2) the guidelines for academic affairs administration of Kanchanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School (Pratamnak Suankularb Matthayom) The unit of analysis was personnel from Kanchanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School (Pratamnak Suankularb Matthayom). The sample consisted of 97 participants, including 3 school administrators and 94 teachers. The research instruments used were: 1) An opinionnair on academic affairs administration based on the operational standards framework for secondary schools of the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education. 2) A focus group discussion record form. Data analysis employed frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The findings of this study were follows: 1. The overall academic affairs administration of Kanchanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School (Pratamnak Suankularb Matthayom) was rated at a high level. Among the seven aspects evaluated, one aspect - learning activity organization was rated at the highest. Six other aspects were rated at a high level, listed in descending order of arithmetic mean scores as follows: academic affairs administration, academic development and promotion, academic performance evaluation, academic planning, student learning assessment and registration, and educational guidance. 2. The guidelines for improving academic affairs administration at Kanchanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom (Pratamnak Suankularb Matthayom) include multiple approaches as follows: 1) Develop and update regulations, manuals, and academic information systems to be systematic, up-to date, user-friendly, with clearly assigned responsibilities. 2) Build a professional learning community by fostering shared understanding, jointly setting goals, and exchanging knowledge to improve student learning management. 3) Develop learning plans based on comprehensive analysis of curriculum and learners, using diverse learning processes and systematically improving remedial teaching. 4) Survey individual teacher development needs, implement continuous professional development plans, and promote research to enhance student learning. 5) Organize student assessment, evaluation, and registration procedures systematically and clearly, incorporating appropriate technology use. 6) Assign clear responsibilities for guidance services, develop comprehensive manuals and procedures, and continuously evaluate and improve guidance work. And 7) Conduct academic performance evaluations through school subunits and school-level committees, analyze results, and regularly use findings to improve quality.