Effective Performance Management System of Catholic Schools in Bangkok

Abstract

The purposes of this research were as followings: 1) to investigate the current performance management in catholic schools 2) to design the model of the effective performance management system of catholic schools in Bangkok, and 3) to assess the model in the criteria of suitability, practicality, and utility of implementation. This research was qualitative. Data were collected in mixed methods by, interviewing 20 schools’ administrators and self-administering questionnaire of 60 teachers and staff purposively distributed to 10 catholic schools. The data were analyzed by content analysis and descriptive statistics. The results indicated that all sampled-catholic schools had executed quality management which is congruent with the performance management system throughout 4 dimensions, i.e. performance planning, performance execution, performance assessment, and performance reviewing. The schools had not any course of actions according to the principle of the high-effective performance management system, which related to human resource management and development, thereby it leads to design the model of the effective performance management system (EPMS) of catholic schools in Bangkok. The EPMS model comprised of 3 components, operated in the same plane, they were 1) performance planning 2) performance execution and 3) performance assessment and rewarding. These 3 components were based on human development which is the heart of the model. The focus group of 9 experienced catholic educational professionals verified that the EPMS model is suitable, practical, and utilizable for implementing. Therefore, it is benefit for the catholic schools to apply this EPMS model for improving the effectiveness of their performance management system.