Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to: 1) study educational management conditions of Rajabhat University, 2) study the social requirements towards educational management of Rajabhat University and
3) to propose the educational management strategies of Rajabhat University that were consistent with the social requirements. This study utilized a mixed methods research. There were 768 of questionnaire respondents.
The in-depth interview was used with 45 key informants including local leaders, organizations that used the graduates including private entrepreneurs, state enterprises, students who were studying in Mathayomsuksa 6, monks and parents. Data analysis techniques were content analysis, proposing strategies and making a draft having it examined by experts in a focus group discussion.
The results found that:
1. The educational management conditions of Rajabhat University as a whole was at a high level including arts and culture conservation, graduate production research and community services respectively.
2. The social requirements towards the educational management of Rajabhat University are found as follows:
1) Graduate production includes the development of local curriculum and integration of educational innovation, the promotion of student-centered learning and the development of foreign language skill for the students
2) Research includes the establishment of the research networking between the universities and local organizations, the research development for (sustainable) problem solving and local development and the development of local research towards local innovation establishment.
3) Community services included the development of community service system towards local curriculum preparation, the development of working networks between the universities and local organizations and the development of various community service activities that met the social requirements
4) Arts and culture conservation included the integration of local wisdom into the educational management system of the universities, the cooperation with local for Thai arts and culture conservation and the promotion of volunteer activities for the students
3. Educational management strategies of Rajabhat university were consistent with the social requirements consisted of four strategies: 1) the educational management for local stability, 2) the development of graduate ability towards the digital society, 3) the integration of community services, research and innovation
for the improvement of quality of life and 4) the strengthening of educational management efficiency