Development of an Academic Management Model towards Excellence based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Buddhist Charity Schools in the Southern Region

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the current situation, problems, causes, obstacles and needs in academic administration towards excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, 2) to develop an academic administration model towards excellence based on the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, and 3) to propose  an academic administration model towards excellence based on the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region. This research is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research. The quantitative research used 254 samples of school administrators, academic heads and teachers, and presented an academic administration model towards excellence based on the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, 30 people, during January 2025. The qualitative research interviewed 15 target groups, 5 in-depth interviews and connoisseurship with 9 qualified persons and focus group discussion with 16 persons, directors and academics. The research instruments were questionnaires, interview forms and focus group manuals. The statistics used in the research consisted of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and qualitative summary analysis. The research results found that 1. The results of the study of the current state of academic administration towards excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region found that 1) The current state of academic administration towards excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region found that overall, it was at a moderate level. The highest mean was the leadership of administrators and the aspect of decentralization for relevant persons to participate. The lowest mean was; 2) The expected state of academic administration towards excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region was at the highest level overall. The highest mean was the promotion of research on teaching and learning and the establishment of an academic administration structure. Lowest average 3) The necessity of academic administration for excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, overall, found that PNI _Modified had the highest value, which was promoting research on teaching and learning, and the lowest value was having an academic administration structure. 2. The results of the development of academic administration model for excellence according to the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region found that the knowledge obtained from the research created a model of academic administration for excellence according to the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region according to the components of the textual model, namely principles, objectives, components of academic administration for excellence, implementation process, conditions for success, and integration of the four foundations of mindfulness. 3. The results of the presentation of the academic administration model for excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, including the satisfaction of administrators and teaching personnel involved in using the academic administration model for excellence according to the four foundations of mindfulness in Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, found that overall, it was at the highest level. It was found that the aspect of promoting research on teaching and learning was at the highest level, and the aspect of decentralizing authority for relevant persons to participate at the lowest level, respectively. 4. Evaluating the academic administration model for excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region, including the appropriateness, feasibility, and utility of the model. The academic administration model for excellence of Buddhist charity schools in the Southern region found that the overall benefit, appropriateness, and feasibility were at the highest level.