THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON THE FOUR AGATI PRINCIPLES OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AFFILIATED WITH THE PHITSANULOK PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 3

Abstract

This research aims: 1) to study the personnel management of school administrators, 2) to examine personnel management based on the Four Bias Principles (Four Agati) of school administrators, and 3) to propose guidelines for personnel management based on the Four Bias Principles of school administrators affiliated with the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research results are as follows: 1) School administrators and teachers rated the overall condition of personnel management of school administrators in the Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 at the highest level. The aspects, in descending order, are: promoting discipline, morality, and ethics for teachers and educational personnel, promoting professional standards and ethics, performance evaluation, and grievance and appeal procedures. 2) School administrators and teachers rated personnel management based on the Four Bias Principles of school administrators at the highest level. The aspects, in descending order, are: favoritism (bias due to affection), delusion (bias due to ignorance), hostility (bias due to anger), and fear (bias due to fear). 3) The guidelines for personnel management based on the Four Bias Principles of school administrators, derived from in-depth interviews with key informants, are as follows: (1) Favoritism (Chandāgati): School administrators should practice compassion towards colleagues, maintain discipline, equality, and justice without bias. (2) Delusion (Mohāgati): School administrators should make impartial decisions, avoid favoritism, exhibit good conduct in body, speech, and mind, uphold morality, and be prudent. (3) Hostility (Dosāgati): School administrators should remain neutral, work happily and simply, and emphasize patience, self-restraint, and a serious commitment to promoting discipline, morality, and ethics. (4) Fear (Bhayākati): School administrators should make impartial decisions without favoritism, even if the individuals under consideration have connections with higher-level administrators, and should not be swayed by differing opinions.