The Development of Internal Quality Assurance Guidelines for schools under Bueng Kan Primary Educational Service Area

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the components and indicators of internal quality assurance in schools under Bueng Kan Primary Educational Area Office. 2) investigate the current condition and the desirable condition of internal quality assurance in schools under Bueng Kan Primary Educational Area Office. and 3) develop the guidelines of internal quality assurance in schools under Bueng Kan Primary Educational Area Office. This research composed of 3 phases. Phase 1: Analysising and synthesising of elements and indicators of internal quality assurance. Phase 2: Studying of the current states and desirable states of internal quality assurance. By the sample of 15 administrators and 190 teachers of 429 administrators and teachers in non-educational institutions which were approved by the standards of education and educational institutions with the results of the assessment at a fair level, and Phase 3: developing guidelines for quality assurance by a qualified appraisal guidelines internal quality assurance of 5 members. The instrument consisted of: (1) evaluation form for evaluating components and indicators, (2) questionnaires for studying current states and desirable states of internal quality assurance, and (3) assessment forms for assessing suitability and feasibility of the internal quality assurance guidelines. Statistics used in data analysis consisted of frequency, percentage, imean, and standard deviation.

The findings of this research were as follows:
1. The components of internal quality assurance consisted of 8 components and 32 indicators: 1) defining the educational standards of schools has 4 indicators, 2) developing an educational management development plan on results based the educational standards of schools has 11 indicators, 3) developing the systems of administration and information has 3 indicators, 4) operating with educational management development plan has 2 indicators 5) auditing the educational quality has 4 indicators 6) evaluating within the quality standards of education has 2 indicators, 7) to do an annual report as self-assessment report (SAR) has 3 indicators, and 8) to develop the educational quality continuously has 3 indicators.

2. The current states of internal quality assurance, as a whole were in moderate level. And the desirable states, as a whole were in the highest level.

3. The appropriate guidelines of internal quality assurance in schools under Bueng Kan Primary Educational Area Office had two main activities: 1) the standardization and management of information and administration, including: 1.1) to define the educational standards of schools and 1.2) to develop the systems of administration and information, 2) to define educational standards of school, follow up checking the internal quality consisted of: 2.1) to develop an educational management development plan on results based the educational standards of schools 2.2) to operate with educational management development plan; 2.3) to audit the educational quality, 2.4) evaluate within the quality standards of education 2.5) to do an annual report as self-assessment report (SAR) and 2.6) to develop the educational quality with continuously.