Guidelines for Developing Learning Management by Utilizing the Four Iddhipata Principles at Doisaket Phadungsat School in Doisaket District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were  1) to explore and analyze the current conditions of learning management of Doisaket Phadungsat School, Doisaket District, Chiang Mai Province, and 2) to examine the development guidelines for learning management according to the four Iddhipãta principles of Doisaket Phadungsat school. This study was a qualitative research and 8 key informants consisted of the school director, 2 deputy directors, 2 operational teachers and 3 experts/representatives of the school committee, the tools were an interview framework and focus group discussion. The data was the content analysis.

The findings indicated that:

1) The problems of learning management were weak point and limitation of Doisaket Phadungsat School, Doisaket District, Chiang Mai Province by having 8 issues, especially, the issues that were problem for learning management, including policy determination in the administrative process and personnel learning management, still the lack of serious participation, lack of integration of the P D C A processes in learning management continuously and the determination of visions, goals, strategies and various measures regarding learning management of the educational institute that was still unclear This was an issue that must be resolved urgently.

2) Development guidelines for learning management according to the four Iddhipãta principles of Doisaket Phadungsat School, Doisaket District, Chiang Mai Province  found that: 1) guidelines for determining policies in the process of administration and leaning  management of the educational institute by integrating the P D C A process with active participation of personnel according to the four Iddhipãta principles, and 2) guidelines for learning management and teacher’s preparation by increasing learning management skills and learning-problem solving according to the four Iddhipãta principles, namely Chanda: loving, Viriya: diligence, Citta: active thought, and Vimamsa: using wisdom in investigation.