Abstract:
This study aimed to develop and evaluate the health promoting school management model in primary education. The study used research and development process. The development of health promoting school management model in primary education was divided into 2 stages: Stage 1 The development of health promoting school management model in primary school using Delphi technique. Samples for this stage comprised 17 experts consisting of education experts, health experts, and administrators of primary school. Data were analysed using median and interquartile range. Stage 2: The evaluation of the developed health promoting school management model by surveying from 168 administrators and teachers in primary schools of the office of Nakhon Nayok Primary Educational Service Area. The data were analysed by mean and Standard Deviation.
The results revealed as follows:
1. The health promoting school management model in primary education composes of 7 components. Each component will have management process consisting of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. There were overall 87 activities.
2. The developed health promoting school management model in primary education were evaluated by 168 related persons found that the developed model is appropriate, useful, and possible to use at a high level.
Keywords: Health promoting school, management model, primary education