Abstract:
The purposes of this research were: to study the academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda in the digital age of educational institution administrators under the Office of Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 2; to propose guidelines for the academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda in the digital age of educational institution administrators. This study was carried out by means of mixed-method research. The sample consisted of 80 educational institution administrators and five key informants. The tools used in collecting the data were a questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.66 and a semi-structured interview form. The statistics used to analyze the data were: Mean and Standard Deviation. The qualitative data were interpreted by the content analysis.
The research results were as follows:
1) The overall academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda in the digital age of educational institution administrators under the Office of Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 was statistically rated at a high level of practice. The aspect with the highest level of practice was educational curriculum development, followed by learning process development, research to develop teaching and learning, and the aspect with the lowest level of practice was the measurement and evaluation of educational results.
2) The guidelines for academic administration according to the Four Iddhipāda in the digital age of educational institution administrators were that in terms of educational curriculum development, administrators and academic teachers should prepare and develop educational curriculum to be consistent with the context and needs of learners and communities, supervise and monitor the use of the curriculum regularly with inspiring attention to curriculum development and develop teachers' potential by using active learning in organizing a student-centered learning process. Regarding the development of the learning process, teachers should prepare learning plans according to indicators and learning standards with love and perform their duties happily. In educational measurement and evaluation, a meeting to clarify the teacher's understanding of the measurement and evaluation regulations, suggesting guidelines for teachers to use a variety of measurement and assessment tools and real-world assessments of learners should be organized. In terms of research to develop teaching and learning, teachers should study, research, and use research results to solve problems and develop teaching and learning for the quality and standard of learners according to basic education standards.