APPROACHES FOR ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP STUDENT QUALITY

Abstract

The objectives of this study were : 1) to study the actual state and the desirable state of academic administration of primary schools according to the concept of public–private partnership to develop student quality; and 2) to propose approaches for academic administration of primary schools. The population of this study consisted of 110 schools while respondents were directors or acting directors. The research instrument was a 5-level rating-scaled questionnaire and structured interviews. The data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNI_Modified and content analysis. The research results were as follows. The actual state and the desirable state of academic administration of primary schools according to the concept of public–private partnership to develop student quality were, overall, at a high level 2) and the highest level, respectively. The findings revealed that the first priority need was curriculum and teaching manual development, followed by assessment and evaluation, instructional management and improvement, community relations and partnerships, IT application, and educational supervision, respectively. Approaches for academic admistration of primary schools according to the concept of public-private partnership to develop student quality included 6 approaches and 34 procedures