Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to 1) study the priority needs of academic management of elementary schools in Phetchaburi province based on the concept of community capacity building competencies and 2) develop strategies for academic management of elementary schools in Phetchaburi province based on the concept of community capacity building competencies. This study was descriptive research. The informants consisted of 224 people including school administrators, elementary school teachers, and middle school teachers from elementary schools under Phetchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 and Office 2. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire and strategy draft evaluation form.The data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNImodified and content analysis.The findings showed that 1) the priority needs of academic management of elementary schools in Phetchaburi province based on the concept of community capacity building competencies, measurement and evaluation had the highest priority needs, followed by instructional management, and curriculum development, respectively. The highest priority needs of community capacity building competencies was entrepreneurial competency. 2) The strength of academic management of elementary schools in Phetchaburi province based on the concept of community capacity building competencies was curriculum development. The weaknesses were instructional management and measurement and evaluation. The highest strength of community capacity building competencies was knowledge-building competency. The least weakness was entrepreneurial competency. The opportunities were political and legal factors, social and culture factors, and technology factors. The threat was economic factors. The strategies for academic management of elementary schools in Phetchaburi province based on the concept of community capacity building competencies consisted of 3 key strategies, including (1) drive curriculum development by focusing on enhancing leadership competency, entrepreneurial competency, and resource mobilization competency, including 2 sub-strategies and 16 action methods, (2) transforming instructional management by focusing on enhancing community participation and networking competency, entrepreneurial competency, and resource mobilization competency, including 2 sub-strategies and 10 action methods, (3) transforming the measurement and evaluation by focusing on enhancing community participation and networking competency, entrepreneurial competency, and resource mobilization competency, including 3 sub-strategies and 15 action methods.