Abstract:
The study consisted of the following objectives: 1) to investigate the conditions of personnel management of secondary school administrators under Nakhon Sawan Secondary Educational Service Area Office; and 2) to propose the guidelines for the development of personnel management based on Trisikkhā of the secondary school administrators under Nakhon Sawan Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The study applied mixed-methods research which included quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample group for collecting quantitative data consisted of 327 administrators and teachers. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a rating scale. The quantitative data were analyzed by way of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.). The qualitative approach used semi-structured interview with 9 key informants for data collection. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.
From the study, the following results have been found:
1) The conditions of personnel management of secondary school administrators under Nakhon Sawan Secondary Educational Service Area Office are overall at a high level. When all aspects are taken into account, it has been determined that personnel work planning is at a high level with the highest mean, followed by personnel development, which is also at a high level, and personnel performance assessment is at a moderate level with the lowest mean.
2) The guidelines for the development of personnel management based on Trisikkhā of the secondary school administrators under Nakhon Sawan Secondary Educational Service Area Office are found as follows:
(1) On personnel work planning according to Trisikkhā (the Threefold Learning), which administrators should encourage personnel to follow regulations, rules, announcements, instructions, and laws in order to obtain welfare and provide benefits for themselves, so that they will have physical and mental strength to develop themselves and the organization, in which determining goals and missions will also help. In order to obtain morality, administrators should also provide and promote mental training for personnel. On wisdom, there should be ongoing training to suit employees' abilities and competence.
(2) On personnel development according to Trisikkhā, which administrators should develop and support personnel through behavioral training, namely the development of physical and verbal conduct in response to one's surroundings and context This comprises following regulations, rules, announcements, instructions, and laws as the code of conduct for good personnel.
(3) On personnel maintenance according to Trisikkhā, which administrators should award personnel based on fair and equitable standards, and the behavioral quality of personnel should be identified as the award criteria. Personnel should be encouraged to have confidence in work, perform the assigned work, and have a firm mind, pays attention to work. Administrators should also encourage and maintain personnel. In Buddhism, there is a saying, dadamāno piyo hoti meaning one who gives is loved by others, and dadaṃ mittāni ganthati meaning the giver binds friends.
(4) On personnel performance assessment according to Trisikkhā, which administrators should choose the appropriate assessment criteria in accordance with rules, regulations, practices, and laws. The assessment criteria should be based on transparency, impartiality, not favoring one party over another, and be up to date. The indicators used should also be reliable and usable as a reference