Management of Elderly Schools of Tha-Muang Sub-District Municipality, Selaphum District, Roi Et Province

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the process of elderly school management of Tha-Muang sub-district municipality, Selaphum district, Roi Et province. It was a qualitative research and collecting data by in-depth interviews from 10 key informants including the director of the elderly school, municipal administrator, workers responsible for the elderly school and the elders of the elderly school. Interviews were divided into categories and analyzed for descriptive data. The research results were found that elderly school management has a systematic operational plan, an educational curriculum that focuses on lifelong learning of the elderly. There is a clear organizational, administrative and operating structure. Staffing is municipal personnel and community volunteers with knowledge and abilities are organized to work in the elderly school. There are learning support materials that are ready for the various activities of the elderly school. Good coordination makes operations more agile and efficient. Performance is reported verbally and in writing, along with a social media summary. The budgeting was allocated effectively using the budget of the Tha-Muang sub-district municipality as the main source and some of the income came from financial support from various agencies and selling products from the vocational training among students of the elderly.