The Participation Development for Academic Affairs Management in School : A Case Study on Bandongmakodsaitong School Under the Udon Thani Primary Educational Service Area Office1

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study: 1) the former state, current state, expected state and development of participation guidelines; 2) the appropriate process; 3) the results of participation for academic affairs management of Bandongmakodsaitong school. The research methodology was Participatory Action Research. The target group consisted of  40 stakeholders were  a principal, 9 teachers, 10 students, 10 education commission, and 10 parents. The instruments were the observation from, in-depth interview form, and take note form. Data  analysis using by descriptive, topic  inquiry, Content Analysis, and Synthesis.The research  finding: 1) The former state; the community lack understanding and participation, the school is not through the external assessment from the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Public Organization) in the second round. Current state; there is a teaching, the instructor has not completed all majors are core, budget state subsidies is limited, schools lack the distribution of the power to all the parties involved. Expected state; The School through the external assessment in the third, the community to participate in a academic management of the schools regularly and continuously.  The development guidelines; associated with five projects; the development of school curriculum, the development learning process, the development  Innovation media  and  educational technology, the development Rsource Centre, and community of enhancing knowledge. 2) The appropriate process have apply to sharing; thus implementing five projects. These are: 2.1) the project of the local curriculum of  rice offering, 2.2) the project of enhancing skills  to search for the knowledge by oneself and continuously development, 2.3) the project of computer  room update, 2.4) the project of building of library, and  2.5) the project of  relations sport. By applying the five this projects to develop  3 circle of  four step; planning,  acting, observing, and reflecting. 3) The results of participation for academic affairs management of Bandongmakodsaitong school; enhancing, learning, and bodies of knowledge from actual practice,  whole schools, researcher, teachers, education commission, parents and students. All there was the development of stakeholders participation  in problems seeking, decision-making, planning, acting, observing and reflecting,  planning cooperation and  implementation  academic  affairs  management of  school  regularly  and  continuously.