Abstract:
The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop the indicators and criteria to evaluate the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy, 2) to follow up and assess the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy in schools, 3) to study the problems, obstacles and suggestions of the school adopting the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy, and 4) to study the satisfaction of the administrators, teachers and parents toward the operation of the schools adopting the fifteen-year free education policy. This research employed the mixedxmethod evaluation. The sample consisted of 250 schools in Bangkok and Perimeter who received the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy under the Office of the Basic Education Commission. The informants consisted of the administrators, teachers and parents. The data was collected using the evaluation form and the interview guideline to assess the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy in schools. The results of this research were as follows: 1) The evaluation of the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy consisted of 8 factors: organization, planning, public relation, survey of students to abstain from voting, schoolbook order, implementation of school uniform and supplies, student's quality development activity, monitoring and validation consisted of 65 indicators. 2) The overall implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy were at a good evaluation level (the average score was 3.46). The comparative results of the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy classified by the levels of education management, size of school and province were as follows: Prior to the start of the implementation processes of the policy, it was found that there was the interaction among the levels of education management, size of school and province affected the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy significantly at .05 level, showing that the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy were affected only when there were the three factors. During of the implementation processes of the policy, it was found that there was no Interaction among the levels of education management, size of school and province at the significant level of .05. However, it was found that only the size of school significantly affected the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy; the extra large school had the implementation process better than that of the medium school and the small school. In terms of the overall implementation processes of the policy, it was found that the levels of education management, size of school and province had the interaction effect on the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy significantly at .05 level, showing that only one factor of them did not affect the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy in schools. 3) The problems and obstacles arising during the implementation processes of the fifteen-year free education policy were caused by lack of explaining the detail of the operation to the administrators and teachers in schools. The important suggestion was to raising awareness of parents and students to see the value and importance of the fifteen-year free education policy.