Guidelines for Promoting The National Education Plan Driving into Basic Education Schools in Saraburi Province

Abstract

     The purposes of this study were to: 1. examine the level of implementation of the National Education Plan in basic education schools, and 2. propose guidelines to promote the effective implementation of the plan at the school level. The sample was divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 172 administrators from basic education schools in Saraburi Province, selected through proportional sampling: 67 from Saraburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, 77 from Saraburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, 12 from the Saraburi Secondary Educational Service Area Office, and 16 from the Office of the Private Education Commission, Saraburi Province. Group 2 consisted of four qualified informants, selected for semi-structured interviews. Research instruments included: 1. a 60-item questionnaire on the implementation level of the National Education Plan, and 2. a 10-item semi-structured interview guide. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

     The findings revealed that: 1. the overall level of implementation of the National Education Plan in basic education schools in Saraburi Province was rated high; and 2. guidelines for promoting implementation at the school level included: (a) educational management to strengthen the stability of key national institutions and the democratic regime with the King as Head of State, (b) research and innovation to enhance national competitiveness, (c) promoting lifelong learning through reading and concentration-based activities, (d) expanding opportunities and equity in continuous access to quality education, and (e) fostering environmental awareness, morality, and ethics.