Administration Strategies of Student Care System in Schools under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the present and the desirable conditions of the administration of student care system of schools under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area, and 2) to develop administration strategies of student care system in the above-stated area. The samples were school administrators including teachers with a total number of 468 persons, using purposive sampling process. The instruments used were questionnaire and evaluation form for strategy assessment. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation (SD.) and priority of needs index (PNI_modified)

            The research results were as follows:

1. The present condition of administration, in all, is at moderate level while the desirable condition, as a whole, is at the highest level.


2. As for the administration strategies of student care system, there are 9 strategies with 44 measures and 58 indicators. Strategy 1− enhancement of information and technology assistance. Strategy 2− raising competency in individual student’s data collection. Strategy 3− implementing of plan mechanism for each individual student’s data. Strategy 4− developing collaboration skill in students’ monitoring network. Strategy 5− supporting all concerned stakeholders in prevention and correction of all students’ problems. Strategy 6− developing needed skills of all concerned personnel for prevention and correction of students’ problems. Strategy 7− enhancing and developing student quality to meet basic education standard required. Strategy 8− campaigning and enhancing closed follow-up of those at-risk group and the problem student. Strategy 9− formulating policy for systematically increasing transfer potentials. Concerning assessment and evaluation of the strategies, it is evident that all aspects of appropriateness, feasibility and utility are at the highest level.