Abstract:
The objective of this research was to develop strategies of internal quality assurance system management in schools under the Ubonratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. This research consists of 3 steps; 1) to study current condition of internal quality assurance system management in schools. The samples were 264 respondents of school administrators, head of school quality assurance, and chairman of the school board, using a rating scale questionnaire with a reliability of 0.95, 2) to draft a model of the strategies of internal quality assurance system management in schools by 15 expertises focus group. 3) to assess the strategies by a group of 264 respondents of school administrators, head of school quality assurance, and chairman of the school board, using an evaluation form which had a reliability of 0.95.
The result of this research were that the current condition of the internal quality assurance system management in schools were at high level. The strategies of internal quality assurance system management in school comprise 8 strategies: 1) The development of learners quality with international standards, critical, synthesis and creative thinking skills in order to promote the talent, ethical and happiness of the learners according to the stakeholders expectation; 2) The promotion of the teachers participation, the annual, developed education plan in the planning, the monitoring and the reporting stages with clear objective in order to fulfil the quality of the educational standards; 3) The important role of the school administrators in order to manage the administration and the information system for developing the personnel capacities in effective working; 4) Personnel and involved people operate according to the annual developed education plan, monitoring and assessing in order to improve the quality; 5) The management of the responsible person in the monitoring and assessment of the education quality; 6) The development of assessment skills for the teachers and educational personnel; 7) The annual report to public, agencies and involved organizations; and 8) The implementation of the self-assessment report for developing the quality of learning management. The assessment of the strategies of internal quality system management in school were usefulness, possibility, and validity at high level.
Keywords: Strategy, management, internal quality assurance system.