Model for Promoting a Students Care and Support System according to Buddhist Principles in Schools to Expand Educational Opportunities under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

            This research aims to 1) study the current status and needs in promoting the student care system in schools with extended educational opportunities, 2) develop a model for promoting the student care system based on Buddhist principles in schools with extended educational opportunities, 3) propose a model for promoting the student care system based on Buddhist principles in schools with extended educational opportunities, and 4) evaluate the model for promoting the student care system based on Buddhist principles in schools with extended educational opportunities under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Mixed methods research was used for research design. The sample consisted of 220 school directors and heads of administrative groups in schools involved in promoting the student care system; interviews 15 key informants; in-depth interviews with 5 experts; connoisseurship with 9 experts; 30 focus group discussion with 30 people; and model evaluations and satisfaction assessments with 30 people. The research instruments were questionnaires, interview forms, evaluation forms, expert seminar manuals, and focus group manuals. The research statistics were mean, standard deviation, need index, and qualitative analysis. The research results showed that: 1. The current status of promoting the student care system in schools with extended educational opportunities has a low mean overall. The overall expected condition has the highest average value and the overall need index is at a high level (PNI = 0.449). When separated into each aspect, it was found that the policy and management aspect have the highest value (PNI = 0.459), followed by teachers and personnel (PNI = 0.458), and cooperation aspect has the lowest need value (PNI = 0.442). 2. The model for promoting the student care system based on Buddhist principles in schools for expanding educational opportunities consists of principles, objectives, mechanisms and methods of the systematic model, namely 1) Input factors in 4 aspects: 1. Policy and management aspect 2. Teachers and personnel aspect 3. Budget aspect and 5. Cooperation aspect 2) The process has 4 steps: 1) Situation analysis, 2) Planning, 3) Implementation and observation of results, and 4) Review of results. 3) Results in terms of efficiency of the model 4) Results in terms of student quality and conditions for success in implementing the model. 3. Result of the proposed model for promoting the student care system based on Buddhist principles in schools for expanding educational opportunities. The opinions of those involved in the overall application of the model were at the highest level of satisfaction and the model could be put to practical use. 4. The results of the evaluation of the model in terms of suitability, feasibility, and usefulness were at a high level overall. When considering each aspect, it was found that the feasibility aspect had the highest average value, followed by the appropriateness aspect, and the usefulness aspect had the lowest average value.