MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR CHILDBIRTH WELFARE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE PRACHINBURI-NAKHON NAYOK SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

This thematic on the Management Guidelines for Childbirth Welfare in Educational Institutions under the Prachinburi-Nakhon Nayok Secondary Educational Service Area Office is a mixed-method research, comprising both quantitative and qualitative research. The research objectives are 1) to study the level of opinions of teachers towards child welfare in educational institutions under the Prachinburi-Nakhon Nayok Secondary Educational Service Area Office; 2) to compare the opinions of teachers with children and teachers without children towards child welfare in educational institutions under the Prachinburi-Nakhon Nayok Secondary Educational Service Area Office; and 3) to propose guidelines for the management of child welfare in educational institutions under the Prachinburi-Nakhon Nayok Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The researcher collected quantitative data from a sample of 240 government teachers in educational institutions under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office of Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok using questionnaires. The data were analyzed through frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Independent Samples t-test. Subsequently, qualitative data were gathered to obtain in-depth insights into the attitudes, needs, and experiences of teachers through interviews with key informants, comprising five teachers with children and five teachers without children. Furthermore, additional data were collected to propose guidelines for managing child-related welfare in educational institutions to enhance teachers’ quality of life and job satisfaction, by conducting interviews with five experts. The qualitative data obtained were analyzed using content analysis to formulate appropriate welfare management guidelines for teachers in educational institutions under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office of Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok.

         The research results found that 1) teachers had a high level of opinion on childcare welfare in educational institutions overall. These included medical treatment rights, childcare rights, breastfeeding rights, fathers' rights, work rights, and maternity leave rights. 2) A statistical comparison of opinions between teachers with and without children found no statistically significant differences in all aspects. 3) Guidelines for managing childcare welfare in educational institutions under the Prachinburi-Nakhon Nayok Secondary Educational Service Area Office includes 6 areas and 19 strategies.