Guidelines for Academic Administration based on the Four Principles of Iddhipada by School Administrators under Roi Et Primary Educational service Area office 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research article are 1) to study the current and desirable conditions of academic administration based on the principles of Iddhipada 4; and 2) to explore the guidelines for applying the principles of Iddhipada 4 to academic administration. The sample group consisted of 351 participants including school administrators and teachers, and the key informants for the interviews consisted of six individuals The research instruments were a five-point Likert scale questionnaire, with content validity values ranging from 0.67 to 1.00. The reliability coefficient for the current condition section was 0.89, and for the desired condition section was 0.98.

The results showed that 1. The current condition of academic administration, overall, was at a high level. Ranked from highest to lowest average, the aspects were as follows: educational supervision, measurement and evaluation including the recognition of learning equivalency, learning process development. The aspect with the lowest average was the development and use of educational media and technology. The desired condition, overall, was also at a high level. Ranked from highest to lowest average, the aspects were: educational supervision, development of internal quality assurance systems and educational standards, research for educational quality development in schools, measurement and evaluation including the recognition of learning equivalency.

2. The priority needs for academic administration based on the Four Paths of Accomplishment (Iddhipada 4) were as follows: 1)Development and use of educational media and technology, 2) Development of internal quality assurance systems and educational standards, 3) Research for educational quality development in schools.3. There were 36 proposed guidelines for academic administration based on the Four Paths of Accomplishment (Iddhipada 4), categorized as follows: (1) Curriculum Variable (4 guidelines) (2) Teaching Variable (5 guidelines) (3) Media and Technology Variable (5 guidelines) (4) Learning Resources Variable (6 guidelines) (5) Assessment Variable (6 guidelines) (6) Supervision Variable (6 guidelines) (7) Quality Assurance Variable (4 guidelines)