Abstract:
The objectives of this descriptive research focused on 1) to study the current and desirable status of dual system school management of the Kingdom of Cambodia; 2) to analyze the priority need to rectify the dual system school management of the Kingdom of Cambodia; and 3) to develop a management model for dual system school of the Kingdom of Cambodia. This research study employed the research and development method (R&D). The data of the current and desirable status of dual system school management were collected from 540 respondents from 3 dual system schools. Of all the respondents were 11 school administrators, 165 teachers, 34 school committees and 330 students. In validating the draft of a dual system school management model, 42 experts and stakeholders were invited for individually validation and other 20 Cambodian experts and stakeholders were also invited to small group discussion. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the formula of PNI modified was also used to find the priority need index level. The findings revealed that 1) the current status of dual system school management of the Kingdom of Cambodia in high average score were formal model (X=2.95, S.D.=1.00) and cultural model (X=2.95, S.D.=1.01), and the desirable status of dual system school management in high average score were collegial model (X=3.71, S.D.=1.08), Cultural Model (X=3.51, S.D.=1.08) and Formal Model (X=3.41, S.D.=1.06). 2) The level order of priority need in adjusting a dual system school management were considered collegial model as the first level (PNI=0.37), formal model as second level (PNI=0.19), and political model as the third level (PNI=0.18). 3) the most appropriate dual system school management model for the Kingdom of Cambodia was developed as an integrated formal-collegial and cultural model (IFCC).