Model for World Class Standard School Management Based on the Four Principles of Iddhipada for Secondary Schools under the Office of Lopburi Secondary Educational Service Area

Abstract

This article aimed to: 1) study the necessary needs for the management of World-Class Standard Schools under the Lopburi Secondary Educational Service Area Office; 2) develop a management model for World-Class Standard Schools based on the Buddhist principle of Iddhipada 4 (the four foundations of success); 3) implement and trial the developed management model; and 4) evaluate the implemented model. This mixed-methods research design, conducted in four phases. The research results found that 1) the needs for managing international standard schools in secondary schools under the Office of Lopburi Secondary Educational Service Area include (1) leadership, (2) strategies, (3) measurement, analysis and knowledge management,
(4) personnel, (5) operations and (6) results, i.e., schools present operational results in an easily understandable format; 2) the model for managing international standard schools based on the Four Noble Truths of secondary schools. The Secondary School Management Model based on the Four Paths to Success of Secondary Schools under the Office of Secondary Education Area Lopburi has 6 components: (1) principles (2) objectives (3) management system and mechanism (4) operational methods (5) evaluation guidelines and (6) success conditions. 3) The experiment on the management model of international standards schools based on the Four Paths to Success of Secondary Schools under the Office of Secondary Education Area Lopburi found that overall satisfaction with the model was at the highest level. 4) The evaluation of the management model of international standards schools based on the Four Paths to Success of Secondary Schools under the Office of Secondary Education Area Lopburi found that overall satisfaction was at the highest level.