The Security Administration in School Safety Management: Prachuap Khiri Khan Secondary Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the security in schools under the Prachuap Khiri Khan secondary educational service area office, 2) study the security administration in schools, and 3) propose guidelines from lessons learned about the security administration in schools. The sample for this study included 282 administrators and teachers who were chosen by stratified random sampling method based on school size in the Prachuap Khiri Khan secondary educational service area office. Moreover, there were 6 interviewees who were administrators and safety responsibility teachers from 2 schools selected through purposive sampling method. The research instruments were the 5-level scale questionnaire, an ascending order form and an interview form. The statistical data analysis included were frequency, arithmetic mean, percentage, standard deviation (S.D.) and content analysis.

The research findings were as follows:

1. The overall security in schools, as well as individual metrics registered low-level security issues. Such low-level security issues were violation of rights, human violence, risk of accidents, and effects on physical and mental health. Furthermore, medium-level security issues were also noted including game addiction, drug use, gambling, accidents, fights, and bullying.


2. The security administration in schools registered a high rating. In terms of specific aspects, protection, indoctrination, and repression were ranked from highest to lowest.


3. The guidelines of the security administration in both schools were developed from Deming's theory and principle. The guidelines were created beginning with the planning of the security detail, following the plan systematically, checking and evaluating periodically, and operation completion. However, the schools must proceed according to the safety administration framework of the Ministry of Education.