The Synthesis of the Master Degree Theses in Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the state of the Master Degree theses in educational administration, 2) to synthesize the Master Degree theses in educational administration and 3) to propose a body of knowledge from the synthesis of the Master Degree theses in educational administration. This Qualitative study was divided into 3 steps; 1) to study general state of 228 theses from the 6th class to the 12th class by thesis characteristics records, 2) to synthesize the theses by the records for document analysis, and 3) to do the content analysis and propose the knowledge from the study.

The results of the study found that:

1. In the state of the Master Degree theses in educational administration, the most theses were academic administration, followed by personnel administration, educational administration, specific educational administration, and general administration respectively.
2. The synthesis of the Master Degree theses in educational administration covered 6 main aspects; 1) 5 topics in educational administration, 2) 28 topics in academic administration, 3) 1 topic in personnel administration, 4) 3 topics in general administration, 5) 6 topics in specific educational administration, and 6) integration of 21 Buddhadhamma principles in educational administration.
3. The body of knowledge obtained from the study can be classified into 6 aspects; 1) in educational administration, 2) in academic administration, 3) in personnel administration, 4) in general administration, 5) in Buddhist based leadership, and 6) in integration of Buddhadhamma and educational administration.