A Study of administrative readiness for implementing the four- assurance policy of elementary schools jnvolved in nine - year compulsory pilot project in Educational Region 11
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study administrative readiness in implementing the four-Assurance policy; educational opportunity, educational quality, administrative effectiveness, student safety assurance, and additionally general administrative readiness of elementary schools involved in the Nine- Year Compulsory Pilot Project in Educational Region11. The sample group consisted of 652 school administrators in the project ; 133 in Nakhorn Rachasima, 120 in Surin,136 in Srisaget, 171 in Buriram, and 92 in Chaiyapoom. A locally developed questionnaire was administered and the statistic analysis analysis disclosed that 1.Readiness for general administration, educational quality, and administrative effectiveness assurance were medium, while that for educational opportunity and student safety were high 2.There was a significant difference at the level of .01 in general administration when comparison among different administrative positions ; head master, principal, director, and assistant administrator, was made. Nevertheless, there was no significant difference in readiness for educational opportunity, educational quality, equcational administrative effectiveness, and student safety assurance 3.There was a significant difference at the level of .01 among small, medium,and large schools. When readiness for the Four-Assurance policy was considered, there was also a significant difference at the level of .01 in readiness for educational quality and educational administrative effectiveness assurance. There was no significant difference in educational opportunity and student safety assurance 3.There was a significant difference at the level of .01 among small, medium,and large schools. When readiness for the Four-Assurance policy was considered, there was also a significant difference at the level of .01 in readiness for educational quality and educational administrative effectiveness assurance. There was no significant difference in educational opportunity and student safety assurance. AS a whole, where was a significant difference in aspects of readiness at the level of .01