The roles of administrators in the implementation of the excellent center development project in food and nutrition at educational institutions under the office of the Vocational Education Commission
Abstract:
This study aimed to examine the role of administrators in the implementation of the Excellent Center Development Project in the field of Food and Nutrition within educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission. Specifically, the research objectives were threefold: (1) to assess the level of administrative involvement in the project; (2) to evaluate the extent of project implementation; and (3) to identify the specific administrative roles that significantly influence project implementation. The sample consisted of 113 respondents, comprising administrators and instructors responsible for the project. Data were collected using a questionnaire with a high reliability coefficient of 0.982. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics, including Pearsons product-moment correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis.
The findings revealed the following: (1) The overall level of administrator involvement across eight dimensions was rated high. (2) The level of project implementation, assessed according to the standard framework and indicators provided in the official project management manual, was also rated high across four dimensions. (3) Three specific administrative roles were found to be significant predictors of effective project implementation: (a) promotion and support for the development of competency-based curricula, instructional media, learning activities, and assessment aligned with student development goals (X2); (b) promotion and support for the development of partnerships and resource mobilization from both domestic or international networks (X6); and (c) promotion and support for the improvement of project quality and operational standards (X8). These three variables jointly predicted project implementation outcomes with a predictive power of 87.6% and a standard error of estimation of 0.197. The standardized regression equation was:
Z = 0.371(X2) + 0.348(X6) + 0.291(X8)