GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SCHOOL UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE NONTHABURI

Abstract

The aims of this study were 1) to study the condition of internal quality assurance in school 2) to compare the condition of internal quality assurance in school and 3) to study the guidelines for developing the implementation of Internal quality assurance in school under The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nonthaburi. The participants in the study were 317 people of school administrators and teachers in schools under The Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nonthaburi. The sample size determinations of school administrations were selected by purposive sampling and the teachers were selected by stratified random sampling. The instrument of the study included an IOC and the coefficient of Alpha questionnaire. The statistics for analyzing the data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, T-Test independent samples, One-way analysis of variance, the least significant difference test, and content analysis. The findings of the study can be summarized as follows: 1) the opinions of school administrators and teachers towards the condition of internal quality assurance in school was at a high level.2) gender status, education levels, different work experiences, and job positions towards the condition of internal quality assurance in school were not different overall except school performance report and ages were different with the statistical significance at the level of .05. In addition, the different sizes of schools were different with the statistical significance at the level of .01.3) Educational institutions should raise awareness and enhance the understanding for educational personnels regarding internal quality assurance. They should conduct the operational planning meetings and perform an analysis of weaknesses, strengths, opportunities, obstacles, and problems in order to take immediate corrective action. Educational institutions should implement monitoring by creating or utilizing a variety of assessment tools appropriate to the organization context. Additionally, they should submit assessment result reports to their affiliated agencies as part of their efforts to improve educational quality accomplished the  established standards.