A STUDY ON MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF FOUNDATION CURRICULUM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, ADUCATIONAL REGION6, WHERE FOUNDATION CURRICULUM WAS USED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2002
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to study the management administration and its problems
regarding the foundation curriculum in secondary schools under General Educational Department,
educational region 6. The samples consisted of 30 pilot and network schools under General
Education Department in educational region 6 where the foundation curriculum was used in
academic year 2002. The instrument for data collection was a set of questionnaires and
interviews. Statistical analysis was performed in terms of frequencies, percentage, arithmetic
mean, and standard deviation.
The findings were as follows:
1. Management administration in secondary schools was found at a high level (p = 4.00;
CF = .41). From an interview, management administration in those schools was operated in terms
of preparing for readiness, producing school curriculum, planning for curriculum implementation
and administration according to the requirements of Educational Technique Department. When
separately considering pilot schools and network schools, management admhhmtion was found at
a higher level in pilot schools (p= 4.01 ; CJ = .44 ; p= 4.00 ; G = .41).
2. Problems found h m management administration of the foundation curriculum in
secondary schools under General Educational Department, educational region 6 where such a
curriculum was used in academic year 2002 were as follows :
2.1 Most secondary schools encountered problems of preparing for readiness,
including information system (73.3%), planning for educational quality development (66.7%) ,
and personnel development (53.3 %) Problems found from an interview were : an inadequate
number of teachers, lack of cooperation and public relations , students and parents not believing
in the new curriculum, and inadequate buildings and materials. The result yielded no difference
when considering problems of preparing for readiness from both pilot and network schools.
2.2 Most secondary schools encountered problems of producing school curriculum,
including students' need analysis (86.7%), lesson planning (73.3%)' academic resources and
materials specification (70.0%), setting curriculum b e w o r k and assessment criteria (71.4%),
budget, property, materials and personnel administration (60.0%), producing learning unit (text)
(50.0%). Form an interview, teachers, students, and parents were worried about the new
curriculum since the central curriculum was changeable, lacked integration and an analysis for
producing school curriculum; while the emphasis was upon the basic subjects. It also showed that
network schools encountered more problems in producing school curriculum than pilot schools.
2.3 Most secondary schools encountered problems of planning for curriculum
implementation, including creating learning ahnosphere, promoting and supporting teachers to
conduct research (70.0%), providing, selecting, using, producing, and developing instructional
materials (66.7%), providing learning activities and supervising (63.3%), promoting teacher
development (60.0°/0), setting evaluation and assessment (53.3%), and providing activities for
learner development (50.0%). Form an interview, problems found were : an inadequate number of
teachers fbr certain fields, buildings and classes, academic resources and library were old and
insufficient. Pilot schools encountered more problems on this issue than network schools did.
2.4 Most secondary schools encountered problems of curriculum administration,
including providing learning activities, providing internal and external quality assurance
assessment (56.7%), and creating learning outcome report (53.3%). From an interview, problems
f.burad were : a lack of manuals for operation and assessment, lack of cooperation among teachers,
and dents' transference. Network schools encountered more problems on this issue than pilot
schools did.