Book Description
The present research aimed to investigate current and desirable states of the effective management of primary schools and to develop the model of effective management of primary schools. The present research consisted of 6 phases. In Phase 1, rationale, and related theories and a review of literature were studied to formulate the conceptual framework and knowledge of elements of effective management of primary schools; in Phase 2, the pilot study on those components was conducted, and the concept on the predetermined components was revised. In Phase 3, a focus group discussion on the components of effective management was held, and the concept was further developed. Phase 4 involved investigating the current and the desirable states as well as the needs for effective management of primary schools; simultaneously, statistical results were taken into account to improve management. In Phase 5, the model of effective management was created. The final phase involved public hearing for evaluation, confirmation, and approval of the model. The samples of this study were 370 of school administrators and teachers. The target group for the pilot study was primary school administrators from three schools awarded with the Best Practice, while that for a focus group discussion included 10 qualified experts. In addition, the target group for public hearing was 39 stakeholders, namely 1 administrator and 10 teachers from each school. The research instruments were a content validity evaluation form, a questionnaire and an evaluation, confirmation and approval form. Assessment of content validity showed that the reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.98 with the 0.60 - 1.00 IOC range. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation and priority needs index using PNImodified.
