Abstract:
The purposes of the study were to investigate and to compare the existing situations and problems of ASEAN Community administration of school administrators in Eastern Part of Thailand, as classified by graduation degree, school educational level, school size, as well as to find out the guidelines for developing ASEAN community administration in schools in 4 aspects: 1) constructing education for ASEAN community 2) supporting education for ASEAN Community 3) constructing educational technologies for ASEAN community 4) constructing social and culture of ASEAN Community. The samples used in this research were 380 teachers in Eastern Part of Thailand derived by stratified random sampling technique (using school education level as strata). The experts used in this research were 17 people for interview, and 10 people for focus groups technique. The research instruments were a 5 rating- scale questionnaire asking about existing situation and problems in developing ASEAN community; and interview questionnaire for gathering the guidelines for developing ASEAN community in schools. Statistical devices used for analyzing the data were mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA with paired test of LSD. For guidelines of developing ASEAN community, the researcher used content analysis, focus group technique and inductive synthesis technique. The findings were as follows: 1. The existing situation of administration for ASEAN community in schools in Eastern Part of Thailand, as a whole and by dimensions were rated of a moderate level. 2. There were no significant difference of existing situations of ASEAN community in school as Classified by graduation degree as a whole and by dimension, except the dimension of supporting education for ASEAN Community was significant difference at .05 level. When classified by school educational level, as a whole and by dimensions, there was non-significant difference at .05 level; except, the dimension of constructing education for ASEAN community, there was significant. When classified by school size, as a whole and by dimension, there was significant at .05 level. When classified by educational region, as a whole and by dimensions, there was non significant difference. 3. The problems of ASEAN Community administration of school administration in Eastern part of Thailand, as a whole and by dimensions were rated of a moderate level. 4. There were no significant differences of problems of ASEAN Community administration of school administrators as classified by graduation degree, as a whole and by dimension. When classified by school educational level, as a whole and by dimensions, there was non-significant difference. When classified by school size, as a whole and by dimension, there was significant difference at .05 level. Except the dimension of constructing education for ASEAN community and supporting education for ASEAN Community, there was non-significant difference. When classified by educational region, as a whole, there was non-significant difference, respectively. 5. The guidelines for developing ASEAN community administration in schools in 4 aspects were; the developing of education hub of Thailand as the studying center in this region, Connection of school policy and effective practical activities, nurture Thai students to be good ASEAN citizenship, supporting working net work by using educational technologies and learning resources together, as well as constructing ASEAN COMMUNITY, concentrated in social and Culture, in central authority, educational regions and schools