Abstract:
This study was a descriptive research. The objectives were 1) to study the current and the desirable states and to assess the priority need index of developing academic management of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province based on the concept of expert learner and 2) to propose approaches for developing academic management of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province based on the concept of expert learner. The informants were school directors, deputy directors and teachers, totally 201, of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province. The research instruments were a rating-scaled questionnaire about approaches for developing academic management of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province based on the concept of expert learner and evaluation form to testify appropriateness and feasibility of approaches. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNI [Modified], mode, and content analysis. The research findings showed that: 1) overall, the current and desirable states of academic management of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province based on the concept of expert learner were at a high level (X̅ = 3.851) and the highest level (X̅ = 4.718), respectively. The first priority need index fell on curriculum development PNI [Modified] = 0.229 followed by learning Management (PNI [Modified] = 0.224) and evaluation (PNI [Modified] = 0.222), respectively There were three approaches, six sub-approaches, and twenty-three procedures for developing academic management of secondary schools in Samut Songkhram province based on the concept of expert learner. The approaches sorted by priority needs index were (1) Develop Expert Learner Competency-based Curriculum for Resourceful and Knowledgeable. (2) Shift Learning Process Development focusing on Expert Leaner in strategic and goal-directed competencies. (3) Disrupt evaluation system focusing on Expert Learner in purposeful and motivated competencies. The first approach consisted of two sub-approaches and seven procedures. The second approach consisted of two sub-approaches and nine procedures. The last approach consisted of two sub-approaches and seven procedures.