ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE SURIN

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) investigate the current state, the desirable state, and the needs assessment of academic administration toward excellence in schools; 2) develop relevant guidelines; and 3) evaluate the developed guidelines under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surin.
The sample consisted of 71 schools out of a total population of 85 schools, selected through multi-stage random sampling. The informants comprised school administrators and teachers, totaling 231 participants. The research instrument was a five-point rating scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.96.
A multi-attribute consensus discussion was employed to establish consensus among experts. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

          The findings revealed that: 1) The current state of academic administration toward excellence was overall at a moderate level, while the desirable state was at the highest level. The dimensions with the highest needs assessment indices were research for educational quality development and academic works and innovations. 2) The guidelines for academic administration toward excellence comprised 2 components, 11 dimensions, and 17 guidelines. Component 1, school academic administration, consisted of 6 dimensions: curriculum development, learning process management, measurement and evaluation, media and innovation development, research for educational quality development, and teacher professional development. Component 2, academic excellence of schools, consisted of 5 dimensions: learner quality, quality of learning process management, teacher competency and quality, academic administration system, and academic works and innovations. 3) The evaluation of the proposed guidelines indicated that their appropriateness and feasibility were overall at the highest level.