THE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES OF TEACHERS’ PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER NONG BUA LUMPHU PRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

This study aims 1) to investigate the components and indicators of teachers’ participation in school administration, and 2) to design management guidelines for teachers’ participation in school administration. The study was conducted in two phases using Mixed Methods Research. The first phase involved investigating the components and indicators of teachers’ participation in school administration with an informant group consisting of five experts. The second phase consisted of designing development guidelines for teachers’ participation  in school administration, which were divided into two parts. 2.1) Finding ways  to enhance teachers’ participatory management in school administration. A Semi-structured interview was conducted with an informant group of five experts, and the data analysis was performed by finding the mean and standard deviation. 2.2) Evaluating the development guidelines for teachers’ participatory management in school administration with an informant group of five experts. The results of the study were as follows: 1) Four major components and indicators of teachers’ participation in school administration were identified, 1.1) Participation in decision-making, 1.2) Participation in operations, 1.3) Participation in benefits, and 4) Participation in assessment. 2) The design of  the development guidelines for teachers’ participation in school administration included: 2.1) Ways to enhance teachers’ participatory management in school administration, encompassing participation in decision-making, participation in operations, participation in benefits, and participation in assessment. 2.2) Evaluation of the development guidelines in terms of suitability and feasibility, which were found at the highest level.