EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION MODEL BASED ON THE RIGHT MINDFULNESS

Abstract

The objectives of this research articles were to propose an educational management model based on the Right Mindfulness principles. The study was carried on in 3 steps: 1) Drafted model examining by in-depth interviews with 9 key-informants through structured interview form, 2) Model development by focus group discussions with 8 experts through question guidelines, and 3) Model evaluation by connoisseurship with 6 key-informants through connoisseurship question guidelines. The results reveal that: The educational management model based on the Right Mindfulness principles is the integration of administrative principles and the Right Mindfulness principles for the purpose of administrators’ educational administration. It consists of; 1) Principles, 2) Objectives, and 3) Process which is the co-working process of mindfulness and wisdom in body, feelings, mind, and mind-objects. The principles of educational administration based on the Right Mindfulness are (1) Self-management based on 20 principles of the Right Mindfulness is applied to self-management of the administrators, (2) Man management based on 14 principles of the Right Mindfulness is applied to men or co-workers management of the administrators, and (3) Work management based on 15 principles of the Right Mindfulness is applied to duty performance in educational administration of the administrators.