STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL-SIZED SCHOOLS UNDER THE UTTARADIT PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1
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This research aimed to study the state of strategic management of small-sized schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and to study strategic management guidelines to enhance resource management of small-sized schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The research methodology was divided into 2 steps: Step 1: Studying the state of strategic management of small-sized schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The informants consisted of 99 school administrators or teachers responsible for planning affairs in small-sized schools, selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Step 2: Studying the strategic management guidelines to enhance resource management of small-sized schools. The informants consisted of 5 persons, including a Deputy Director of the Primary Educational Service Area Office, an educational supervisor, school directors, and a teacher responsible for planning affairs, selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using content analysis. The research results revealed that. 1. The overall state of strategic management of small-sized schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 was at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest mean was school strategy formulation, which was at the highest level, and the aspect with the lowest mean was strategic control and evaluation in schools, which was at a high level. 2. The strategic management guidelines to enhance resource management of small-sized schools under the Uttaradit Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 revealed that: School administrators must act as leaders in environmental analysis by utilizing information technology to process data and gathering feedback from stakeholders. They should conduct field surveys to assess community needs in order to determine directions collaboratively with the basic education commission through the "BOWON" (Home, Temple, School) mechanism. Strategies should be formulated based on the 4M principles and the PDCA quality cycle. A collaborative network of 3-5 small-sized schools should be established to share resources and utilize cost-free technologies. Administrators must act as role models and develop teachers' potential through Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and mentoring systems. Furthermore, a two-phase evaluation system should be implemented, consisting of activity-based evaluations and an overall academic year-end evaluation, by applying technology to collect satisfaction data and using the feedback as a database for sustainable budget and resource allocation planning.
Keywords: Strategic Management, Resource Management, Small-Sized Schools
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