Strategies for Efficiency Improvement on Work Performance of the Basic Education Committee of Schools under the Provincial Administrative Organizations

Abstract

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to analyze the conditions, problems, needs and factors affecting efficiency improvement on work performance of the basic education committee of schools in the provincial administrative organizations in the northeast of Thailand, 2) to design and try out a model for improving performance efficiency of the basic education committee members and 3) to develop and create
strategies for efficiency improvement on work performance of the committee members of schools under the provincial administrative organizations. The research was divided into 3 phases : 1) analysis of conditions, problems and needs, 2) design and tryout of a model and 3) establishment of strategies for performance improvement. The results of the research were as follows: The findings showed that the statistic score of the overall performance of the basic education committee members in schools under the provincial administrative organizations was at a moderate level. That of the overall need of the committee members for efficiency improvement on work performance was at a high level. Additionally, five major factors affecting the work performance were 1) characteristics of school administrators, 2) teachers’ behaviors 3) school success 4) characteristics of the basic education commission members and 5) relationship between the communities and schools.
2. The model for efficiency improvement on work performance of the committee members consisted of training, participation in educational management, study visit to the excellent model of the basic education commission and practice with actual situations. After the model was tried out, the results indicated that the basic education committee members improved their cognitive domain, affective domain and
psychomotor domain. 3. The strategies for work performance improvement of the basic education commission included 1) analysis of conditions, problems and needs for performance improvement of the basic education commission, 2) design of a training course and training materials, 3) training provision, 4) participation of the basic education committee in educational management, 5) study visit to the excellent schools of educational administration and management, 6) evaluation of work performance of the basic education commission, organizing a seminar of experts in assessing work performance of the basic education committee, and 8) proposing comprehensive strategies for performance improvement to the basic education commission. Keywords: Strategies, Efficiency Improvement, Work Performance, Basic Education Committee