Strategies for Basic Education Institute Administration to Promote Skills in Using Technology in the 21st Century of Schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission: Case Study Northeastern Region

Abstract

The objectives of the article were 1) to analyze the current situation and desirable situation for the basic education institute administration under the Office of the Basic Education Commission to promote skills in using technology in the 21^st Century: case study northeastern region, 2) to create strategies for basic education institute administration under the Office of the Basic Education Commission to promote skills in using technology in the 21^st Century: case study northeastern region. The research and development methodology was employed to construct draft strategies, which were checked and evaluated by experts. The sampling group for constructing draft strategies consisted of 388 schools from basic education primary schools and secondary schools, a case study of the northeastern region under the Office of the Basic Education Commission . The participants were the school administrator, the academic supervisor, and          the teacher; those were selected through the simple random sampling in proportion to the size and level of the school to construct draft strategies for basic education institute administration to promote skills in using technology in the 21^st Century and the questionnaire. After that, efficiency, suitability, content validity, and coverage strategies’ examining were used for the basic education institute administration to promote skills in using technology in the 21^st Century via focus group discussion with sample group of 11 experts consisted of educators, educational administrators, and school administrators which selected by purposive sampling. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, the modified priority needs index, and content analysis. The results of strategies for basic education institute administration to promote skills in using technology in the 21^st Century case study of northeastern region under the Office of the Basic Education Commission consisted of 6 main strategies from academic administration, 13 secondary strategies, 5 main strategies from financial administration, 11 secondary strategies, 3 main strategies personnel administration, 6 secondary strategies; and  5 main strategies from general administration, and 13 secondary strategies.