Participatory Management Model to Create Educational Opportunities according to Buddhist Principles of Krabi Provincial Office of Learning Encouragement

Abstract

This research aimed 1) to study the current status, problems, obstacles, and needs for participatory management, 2) to develop a participatory management model to create educational opportunities according to Buddhist principles, 3) to propose a participatory management model to create educational opportunities according to Buddhist principles; and 4) to evaluate a participatory management model to create educational opportunities according to Buddhist principles. Mixed methods research was designed. The samples were 79 administrators and teaching personnel involved, 15 interviews, in-depth interviews with 5 experts, connoisseurship with 9 experts, and satisfaction assessments with 40 participants. The instruments used in the research were questionnaires, in-depth interviews, connoisseurship, satisfaction assessments, and model assessments. The research statistics were percentages, means, standard deviations, needs, and descriptive analysis. The research results found that: 1. the results of the study showed that the current status of participatory management was at a low level. 2) The expected status of participatory management was at a high level. 3) The needs for participatory management were found to be in the area of ​​resource management. The highest need value was ranked first (PNI = 0.943), followed by educational administration (PNI = 0.878) and learning administration (PNI = 0.858) in the last order. 2. The results of developing a participatory administration model based on Buddhist principles to create educational opportunities found that the knowledge gained from the research was the participatory management model based on the middle way to create educational opportunities consists of principles, objectives, and methods in 4 areas: 1) Educational administration, 4 items: (1) Educational planning, (2) Organization, (3) Implementation, (4) Evaluation; 2) Learning management, 4 items: (1) Lesson planning, (2) Classroom management, (3) Individualized learning design, and (4) Teaching evaluation and improvement; 3) Network administration, 4 items: (1) Collaboration, (2) Common goal setting, (3) Communication and coordination, (4) Monitoring and evaluation; 4) Resource management, 4 items: (1) Effective resource allocation, (2) Sustainable resource development, (3) Risk management, (4) Resource use inspection and evaluation and the success factors consisted of 1) the executives are moral and are good examples, 2) promoting participation, 3) promoting understanding of the middle way principle, leading to the KITPIPAT MODEL. 3. The results of presenting the participatory management model according to the middle way principle to create educational opportunities found that there was the highest level of overall satisfaction. When classified by each aspect, it was found that the first rank was network management, the second was learning management, the third was educational management, and the last was resource management. 4. The results of the evaluation of the participatory management model according to the middle way principle to create educational opportunities found that it was most appropriate, feasible, and useful, and could be applied in actual operations.