Educational Institution Administration Model towards Excellence of Primary Schools under the Office of Songkhla

Abstract

           The objectives of this research were to 1) develop educational institution administration model towards excellence  of primary schools under  the Office of Songkhla Primary Education Service Areas and 2) study the implementation guidelines for educational institution administration model towards excellence  of primary schools under  the Office of Songkhla Primary Education Service Areas. The research was conducted through two phases. The first phase was the development of the model, which consisted of two parts; the first part was to study the components of the model through the review of documents and interviews with 20 experts, selected by the purposive sampling, from award-winning schools and teachers who received the national OBEC AWARDS for a gold medal and above from 2016 to 2019; and the second part was to validate the model. Calculated by the multiplication of 15 of 63 observed variables, the sample group was 945 of school administrators, academic teachers, and teachers from primary schools under the jurisdiction of Songkhla Primary Education Service Area Office 1, 2, and 3. The research instrument was a set of 5-point Likert scale questionnaires (rating scale) with the reliability ranging from .908 to .969. The data were analyzed by the confirmatory factor analysis. The second phase was the study of the guidelines for the model implementation by inviting 12 experts, selected by the purposive sampling, for a focus group, including scholars, area administrators, school administrators, educational supervisors, and teachers.
           The research revealed the findings as follows.

1. Educational institution administration model towardsexcellence of primary schools under  the Office of Songkhla Primary Education Service Areas consisted of seven components: 1) process, 2) leadership, 3) teachers , 4)  networks  , 5) environment, 6) students , and 7) evaluation; namely the PLTNESE Model.


2. The guidelines for the model implementation, for educational institution administration towards exellence,contained steps andprocedures in line with the PLTNESE Model. The model could be appropriately implemented and lead to operation through the following approaches: 1) P: Process (management processes) with seven steps, 2) L: Leadership (leadership of school administrators) with five steps, 3) T: Teachers (teachers and education personnel) with four steps, 4) N: Networks (networks and participation) with five steps, 5) E: Environment (learning sources and environment) with five steps, 6) S: Students (students’ qualities) with four steps, and 7) E: Evaluation (measurement, following up, and evaluation). In addition, the PLTNESE Model implementation for the whole system offered the guidelines as follows: 1) appointing a working committee to drive schools to excellence, 2) conducting a meeting with teachers, educational personnel, school committees, parents, and students to promote understanding of school administration for excellence, 3) structuring responsibilities in each area in accordance with suitability, 4) producing guideline documents/the model implementation for responsible heads of departments, 5) clarifying self-practices for students to elevate the quality of schools to excellence, 6) allowing a student council to participate activities collaboratively, 7) reporting the progress of activities every two months by responsible individuals, and 8) conducting an assessment in each aspect once a semester; and the model implementation could be adjusted based on the context and size of the schools.