Abstract:
The objective of this study are: 1) to examine level of the management of
student care system in Islamic Private Schools in Narathiwat province, 2) to compare
the management of student care system based on the difference in gender, age,
level of education, work experience and school size; and 3) to compile guidelines for
developing the management of student care system in the schools. Survey research
was used in this study. The study sample comprises of 100 school administrators and
260 teachers of Islamic Private Schools in Narathiwat province, totaling 360 samples.
The data was collected by interviewing using structured interview questions and by
means of a questionnaire study. Statistical analysis used includes percentage, mean,
standard deviation, t-test, f-test and multiple comparison test.
The findings of this study showed as below;
1) The overall and each dimensional level of the management of student
care system in Islamic private schools in Narathiwat province, which consists of 5
domains, namely, knowing students individually; identifying students' behavior;
enhancing and developing students' behavior; preventing, helping and correcting
students' behavior; and transferring students to higher level of education were high.
2)The comparison of overall level of the management of student care system
in Islamic private schools in Narathiwat province as perceived by school
administrators and teachers based on the difference in gender, age, level of
education, work experience and school size were statistically insignificant different
with the exception of school size. Considering the comparison of each dimensional
level of the management of student care system based on gender, it was found that
the domain of knowing students individually only that attains statistically significant
difference. On the dimensional level of the management of student care system
based on age, level of education, and work experience, it was found that the
management of student care system for these three groups have similar results in
which the domain of identifying students' behavior; and preventing, helping and
correcting students' behavior only were found to be statistically significant different.
On the dimensional level of the management of student care system based on
school size, the results revealed that the domain of knowing students individually
and transferring students to higher level of education only were found to be
statistically significant different.
3) Compiling guidelines for developing the management of student care
system in the schools were found that the schools should set a strong student care
system in order to ease teachers and students in their work operation; teachers
should care students in all aspects such as family matters, health conditions and
study related matters; close teacher-student relationships must be built so that
teachers can be their consultants in time of trouble and they must be able to give
consultation to students at any time.