Standard Education Main Indicators and Sub-Indicators National Early Childhood Development Center for the Sustainable Development of Private Day Care Centers in Chiang Mai Province
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were: 1) to analyze the standards, main indicators, and sub-indicators of the National Early Childhood Development Centers, 2) to synthesize the components of strategies and the strategic implementation manual, and 3) to evaluate the standards, main indicators, sub-indicators of the National Early Childhood Development Centers, as well as the components of strategies and the strategic implementation manual for promoting sustainable education development in private childcare centers in Chiang Mai. The research comprised documentary research, analyzing the standards of the National Early Childhood Development Centers, the components of strategies, and the strategic implementation manual from academic documents, textbooks, and research works from both national and international scholars, totaling 20 sources. The research tools included standard evaluation forms and verification forms for the accuracy and appropriateness of the strategic components and the strategic implementation manual. The samples consisted of 177 participants. Qualitative data analysis employed content analysis and descriptive summarization.
The research findings revealed that: 1) the standards of the National Early Childhood Development Centers consist of 5 main indicators and 26 sub-indicators; 2) the verified components of the strategies include vision, mission, objectives, strategic issues, measures, plans, and projects, while the components of the manual include introduction, content/strategies, summary, references, and appendices, all of which were found to be accurate and appropriate; and 3) the evaluation of the standards and sub-indicators under the main indicator 1.1, systematic management, showed the highest level of accuracy and appropriateness. The verification and validation of the strategic components and the strategic manual also demonstrated accuracy and appropriateness.