THE GUIDELINES OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY UNDER THE OFFICE OF NONGKHAI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were: 1) to study the current state, preferable state, and needs for building relationships between schools and communities. 2) to design guidelines for building relationships between schools and communities, and 3) to evaluate the guidelines for building relationships between schools and communities. The research was conducted using mixed-method research. The sample group consisted of 353 school administrators and teachers under Nong Khai Primary Educational Service Area Office by stratified sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire structured interviews Evaluation form assessed suitability, feasibility, and usefulness. Data analysis involved percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the modified priority needs index (PNI _Modified).

The research findings were as follows:

1. The current state overall was at a high level, while the desired state was at the highest level. The needs for building relationships between schools and communities ranked from highest to lowest, were: 1) public relations,

2) community services, 3) support from the community, and 4) participation, respectively.

1. The guidelines for building relationships between schools and communities included: 1) public relations, 2) participation. 3) community services, and 4) support from the community.
2. The evaluation of the guidelines for building relationships between schools and communities showed that they were rated overall at the highest level. When considering each aspect, feasibility, usefulness, and suitability were all rated at the highest level.