Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to study the administration of boy scout activities in schools under the Office of Roi Et Educational Service Area 3 2) to compare the administration of boy scout activities in schools under the Office of Roi Et Educational Service Area 3 3) to study problems and suggestions about the administration of boy scout activities based on the opinions of school administrators, boy scout administrators and boy scout teachers. The research was conducted in 2009. The subjects of this study were 221 school administrators, 514 boy scout administrators and 700 boy scout teachers. The total number of the subjects was 1,453. The research instrument was a questionnaire about the administration of boy scout activities in schools which consisted of 60 questions in 5 areas - planning, human resource management, teaching and learning, and budgeting and equipment assessment. The reliability coefficient (rxy) was of Alpha =.9834 for planning, Alpha = .9250 for human resource management, Alpha = .9860 for teaching and learning, Alpha = .9812 for budgeting and equipment. Percentage, standard deviation, means, T-test (Dependent Samples) and F-test (One-way ANOVA) were employed in the data analysis.
The results of this research were as follows:
1. Status: boy scout administrators, school administrators, as well as boy scout teachers were mostly male. Among these, the highest number was boy scout teachers while the lowest number was boy scout administrators with an A.T.C. ranking. Boy scout teachers within big and small schools have differing levels of experience. The longest span of experience is 16 years and the shortest span is 5 years.
2. The boy scout administration management showed the highest score in the area of planning and the lowest score in human resource management.
3. The findings about the administration of boy scout activities in schools were as below:
3.1 Males and females expressed differing opinions on human resource management about the administration of boy scout activities in schools under the Office of Roi Et Educational Service Area 3.
3.2 School administrators, boy scout leaders and teachers expressed their opinions about boy scout administration. There was a statistically significant difference at the .05 level. in all areas.
3.3 Subjects with various boy scout backgrounds showed different opinions about the administration of boy scout activities in schools. There was a statistically significant difference at the .05 level.
3.4 There was a difference in the area of planning, human resource management, teaching and learning while the area of budgeting and equipment showed no difference among the school personnel from different schools. There was a statistically significant difference at the .05 level.
3.5 Subjects with various levels of experience in boy scout activities showed their different opinions in all areas about boy scout activities in school. There was a statistically significant difference at the .05 level.
4. Overall, the students attitude toward boy scout activities was not positive. However, the least problematic area was the lack of lesson planning for boy scout activities.