APPROCHES OF ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF ENHANCING STUDENT' CREATIVE THINKING

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to: 1) study the present and the desirable states of
academic management of Chitralada School based on the concept of enhancing students’
creative thinking and 2) propose approaches for academic management development of
Chitralada School based on the concept of enhancing students’ creative thinking.
The population was the secondary section of Chitralada School. The informants were the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, the Assistant Director, the Head of Teaching and Learning Division, Head of Departments and teachers. The research instruments
were rating scale questionnaires and rating-scale appropriability and possibility of
evaluation forms. The data were gathered from March to May 2018 and were then
analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNImodified,
mode and content analysis. The results were as follows: 1) the present and the desirable states in academic management of Chitralada school based on the concept of enhancing students’ creative thinking were at a medium level and a high level respectively. 2) The first priority needs index was the measurement and evaluation; the second priority needs index was the
instructional management; and the last priority needs index was the curriculum development.
There were nine approaches of academic management development. The approaches sort by priority needs index were the two measurement and evaluation approaches, the six instructional management approaches and the curriculum development approach.