CHARACTERISTIC OF PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR AND MULTI GRADE CLASSROOMINSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION IN SMALL SCHOOLUNDER PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

This research aimed to identify 1) the characteristic of professional administrator in small school under on Primary Educational Service Area Office 2) multi grade classroom instruction administration in small school under Primary Educational Service Area Office 3) the characteristic of professional administrator and multi grade classroom instruction administration in small school under Primary Educational Service Area Office. The data were based on the responses to the questionnaire provided by 21 small schools under Samutsakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office and Samutsongkhram Primary Educational Service Area Office. The research tools included the questionnaire on the characteristic of professional administrator and multi grade classroom instruction administration in small school. There were 4 informants from each small school: school administrators, academic teachers, teachers, and Chairs of Basic Educational Institute Boards, 84 in total (100%). The statistics, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient were applied in data analysis. According to the research results, it was found that;
1) The characteristic of professional administrator in small school under Primary Educational Service Area Office, based on overall picture, was at high level.
2) Multi grade classroom instruction administration in small school under Primary Educational Service Area Office, based on overall picture and on each perspective, was at high level.
3) The interrelation between the characteristic of professional administrator and multi grade classroom instruction administration in small school under Primary Educational Service Area Office, based on overall picture and on each perspective, was statistically significant at level of .01.