Participation model using PLC process in implementing policy for educational quality management of primary schools under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Phitsanulok

Abstract

This research study aimed to respond to the research objectives as follows: 1) to study the current conditions and issues regarding participation using the PLC process in implementing policies for educational quality management in primary schools under the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, 2) to develop a participation model using the PLC process to implement policies for educational quality management in primary schools under the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, and 3) to study the effects of using the participation model through the PLC process in implementing policies for educational quality management in primary schools under the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. This research process was divided into three stages: 1) study of the current conditions and issues, 2) development of the model, and 3) evaluation of the model’s effects. The research tools included a questionnaire for collecting opinions from school administrators and teachers, semi-structured interviews, and a satisfaction survey. Data were analyzed using statistical software, with the following statistics: percentage, mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), and content analysis.

The results indicated that the current conditions and issues were at a low level overall, primarily due to the fact that this is a new policy, leading to a lack of knowledge and understanding of the PLC process among administrators and staff. The validation of the model showed that all aspects were rated at the highest level. In practice, the participation of administrators and teachers in educational quality management through the PLC process focused on policies such as promoting morality and ethics, incorporating the philosophy of sufficiency economy, improving Thai language teaching, enhancing mathematics instruction, advancing foreign languages teaching, preparing early childhood education, leveraging technology, developing age-appropriate career skills, promoting student hygiene, improving learning achievement, and enhancing the educational quality assurance system, respectively. Therefore, the overall participation was rated at a high level. School administrators and teachers were highly satisfied with the participation model using the PLC process for implementing policies to improve educational quality management in primary schools under the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 2.