The States and Problems of Participating in Academic Administration of Secondary Schools Under the Office of Udon Thani Educational Service Area 20

Abstract

          The objectives of the research article were to study and compare the states and problems of participation in academic administration of secondary schools under the Office of Udon Thani Education Service Areas 20. The sample of the study drawn school administrators, teachers and members of basic education committee consisted of 576 people selected by the stratified random sampling based on school sizes.  The research instrument was a 5-level rating scale questionnaire. Data were analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA and differences found by mean-pairing with the Scheffe’s method by using the SPSS/PS program.

          The research findings revealed as follows : 1. The school administrators and teachers were found at the high level of participation in academic administration while members of basic education committee were found at the moderate level. Moreover, the school administrators and teachers viewed that the state of participation of schools in academic administration was higher than that of members of basic education committee. 2. On problems concerning participation in academic administration, the administrators and teachers thought that the level of problems was low, while the members of basic education committee viewed that it was moderate. The school administrators, teachers and basic education committee member viewed that the schools’ participation problems for the overview and each aspect were not different. 3. The school administrators, teachers and basic education committee of participation in the academic administration and the overall views over this matter were not different.