Development of Elementary School Administration Strategies toward SMART School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the current situation and desired conditions of primary school administration in moving toward SMART Schools and 2) to develop of elementary school administration strategies toward SMART School. There were 6 following aspects: 1) Instructional effectiveness of teachers; 2) Professional school leadership; 3) Student-centered learning; 4) Curriculum suited to learners and the local community; 5) Learning environment and school climate; and 6) Exemplary school. The sample group in this research was 390 administrators from primary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) in four regions and the experts for interview were 12 administrators. The experts for focus group discussion were 9 administrators. The research instruments were document analysis, questionnaire, se-mi structure interview and focus group discussion form. The statistics to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results found that 1) the current situation of primary school administration in moving toward SMART Schools in 6 aspects was at a high level, desired conditions were at a highest level and the curriculum suited to learners and the local community recorded the highest PNI (modified) value, followed by Learning environment and school climate, and Student-centered learning was the lowest PNI value. 2) The development of elementary school administration strategies toward SMART School includes 6 aspects, with a total of 18 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 72 implementation methods: 1) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Instructional effectiveness of teachers; 2) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Professional school leadership; 3) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Student-centered learning; 4) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Curriculum suited to learners and the local community; 5) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Learning environment and school climate; and 6) 3 main strategies, 36 sub-strategies, and 12 implementation methods for Exemplary school.