ADMINISTRATIVE APPROACHES TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SCHOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE BANGKOK 2
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/jesm.2024.2Keywords:
Administration, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, The Environmental Education School for Sustainable Development SchoolAbstract
The objectives of this research are 1) to analyze empirical data on causal factors in administration and 2) to study the administrative approaches to promote the success of Environmental Education School for Sustainable Development under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2. The research format is a mixed methods research study. A random sample of 260 people was selected according to school size with stratified sampling from the committee. Seven informants were purposively selected. The research tools consisted of questionnaires and focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, structural equation model and content analysis. The results of the research found that the factors directly influence the success are the teacher learning organization and school management that are equal to 0.716 and 0.204, respectively, and the factor that indirectly influenced the success is the leadership of school administrators with is equal to 0.740. Administrative approaches to promote the success of the of Environmental Education School for Sustainable Development School by focus group discussions are: 1) develop a curriculum learning management, activities and learning media 2) create an environmental network for developing green innovation 3) promote efficiency in budget management 4) set a vision, build participation and morality 5) promote and develop learning resources and landscapes and 6) develop a sustainable natural resource management system.
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