Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the current conditions of schools located in multicultural communities, 2) develop a model for school administration in a multicultural society, and 3) evaluate the proposed school administration model in a multicultural society. The process was carried out in 3 phases as follows: Phase 1: Investigate the current conditions of schools located in multicultural communities by asking the target group that consisted of 15 participants, comprising 5 school administrators, 5 teachers, and 5 community leaders within the jurisdiction of Phetchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. Data collection methods included semi-structured interviews. Phase 2: Develop a model for school administration in a multicultural society by using content analysis from the data of phase 1. In addition, phase 3: Evaluate the proposed school administration model in a multicultural society by interviewing expert reviews through connoisseurship seminars involving 10 experts. Data analysis was conducted using mean and standard deviation. The findings were as follows: The investigation into the current conditions of schools located in multicultural communities revealed 10 aspects. The development of the school administration model for a multicultural society resulted in six components: 1) Achievable policy 2) Participation 3) Educational resources 4) Attitude of people 5) Curriculum development and 6) Equal learning activities. Moreover, the evaluation of the model focused on the accuracy, usefulness, feasibility, and appropriateness of the overall model, which were at the strong agree level.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.