The School Administration of Administrators after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Situation in Schools under The Office of Songkhla Primary Educational Service Area 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research aimed to: 1) examine school administration after the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) compare school administration practices after the pandemic by gender, age, and work experience; and 3) explore guidelines for school administration in the post-COVID-19 context. A mixed-methods approach was employed in two phases. The first phase was quantitative research involving 317 teachers as the sample group. The second phase used qualitative research through in-depth interviews with 6 participants who gave the important information. The research instrument was a questionnaire, and data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings revealed that:

1) Overall, school administration after the COVID-19 pandemic was rated at a high level in

all dimensions. 2) There were no statistically significant differences in the opinions of teachers on school administration when classified by gender, age, and work experience. 3) The proposed guidelines for school administration in the post-pandemic era consist of six key areas: planning the curriculum structure with consideration of individual differences and school context, implementing both on-hand and online learning formats, using diverse assessment methods, promoting Professional Learning Communities (PLC), ensuring resource utilization based on necessity and cost-effectiveness, and encouraging stakeholder participation in expressing opinions and making decisions.