A Study of States, Problems, and Guidelines for Solving the Disciplinary Problems and Maintaining the Disciplines of the School Teachers Governed Under Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational Service Area 1

Abstract

The first purpose of this research was to study the current states and problems of teachers’ disciplinary and maintaining their disciplines by using 128 administrators as samples that were selected by simple random sampling and  5-scale questionnaire as research instrument, and the obtained data were statistically analyzed for percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The second purpose of this study was to examine the guidelines for solving the teachers’ disciplinary problems and maintaining their by using 18 professionals as samples that were selected by purposive sampling and 5-scale questionnaire as research instrument, and the obtained data were . statistically analyzed for mean and standard deviation. The results showed that the schools exercised and maintained high levels of 5 teachers’ disciplines, including the discipline for the nation, discipline for people and students, discipline for superiors, discipline for the profession, and their self-discipline, but moderate level of the discipline for  their colleagues. Therefore, there were problems needed to be solved, including bullying, accusation, slander or complaints without truth, refusing to help the others or co-workers and discordance. The results also suggested that the proper guidelines for solving the teachers’ disciplinary problems and maintaining their disciplines should be 1) giving them the knowledge of disciplines, 2) developing the leadership and motivating characteristics of the school administrators, and 3) enforcing the code of ethics of teaching profession.