The Development of Personnel Administration Based on the Seven Principles of Sappurisa Dhamma for Administrators in Medium-Sized Schools Under the Nakhon Sawan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 -

Abstract

Abstract

This research aimed to : (1) study the state of personnel administration of administrators in medium-sized schools under the Nakhon Sawan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1; (2) propose guidelines for developing personnel administration based on the Seven Principles of Sappurisa Dhamma; and (3) evaluate the proposed guidelines. This study employed a mixed-methods research design and was divided into three phases. Phase 1 studied the state of personnel administration. The sample consisted of 175 school administrators and teachers, including 24 school administrators and 151 teachers. The sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s table, and proportional simple random sampling was applied. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Phase 2 proposed guidelines for developing personnel administration based on the Seven Principles of Sappurisa Dhamma. Data were collected through a focus group discussion with 9 key informants. The research instrument was a draft of the guidelines, and the data were analyzed through content analysis. Phase 3 evaluated the guidelines by collecting data from 9 experts. The research instrument was an evaluation form, and the data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.

The findings revealed that:(1) The overall state of personnel administration of administrators in medium-sized schools under the Nakhon Sawan Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 was at a high level. When considered by aspect, the highest mean was personnel retention, followed by personnel development, personnel planning, personnel recruitment, and personnel performance appraisal, respectively.(2) The guidelines for personnel administration of administrators in medium-sized schools consisted of 5 aspects based on the Seven Principles of Sappurisa Dhamma, with 7 guidelines for each aspect, totaling 49 guidelines.(3) The overall evaluation of the guidelines for developing personnel administration based on the Seven Principles of Sappurisa Dhamma was at the highest level. When considered by evaluation aspect, usefulness had the highest mean, followed by propriety, accuracy, and feasibility, respectively. This indicates that the guidelines can be appropriately and effectively applied to develop personnel administration among school administrators.

Keywords: Developing personnel administration; The Seven Principles of Sappurisa;

               School administrators.