Description:
Abstract
The objectives of this research were 1) to examine educational management
in child development centers of local administrative organizations in Nangrong District
Buriram Province; 2) to create the model of educational management in child
development centers and 3) to evaluate the created model. The sample consisted of 122
informants. This research tool was a questionnaire with three parts: checklist, rating
scales, and open-ended questions. The statistics employed in this research were
percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The research results revealed that the model
of educational management in child development centers under the aforementioned
organization was overall found at a high level. Moreover, the administration of the child
development centers was ranked first and was followed by the following aspects:
participation and support of all sectors, promotion of early childhood development
networks, academic affairs and curriculum-based activities, buildings, environment and
safety, personnel respectively. In addition, the developed model consisted of five
components i.e., rationale, objectives, contents, process, and measurement and
evaluation.