Risk Management According to the Internal Control Standards of School Administrators under Pattani Provincial Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education

Abstract

The objectives of this study aimed to: 1) examine the level of risk management according to internal control standards among school administrators in the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education, Pattani Province; and 2) compare the level of risk management based on internal control standards among school administrators, categorized by gender, job position, and work experience. The sample group comprised teachers working in the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education, Pattani Province. The sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan's table, resulting in a sample of 202 people, selected through simple random sampling without replacement. The research instrument was a 5-level questionnaire developed by the researcher. Content validity was verified by three experts, resulting in a validity coefficient of 1.00, and reliability was established with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.991. The statistical methods used included mean, percentage, standard deviation, independent t-test, F-test, and pairwise mean comparison using Scheffé's method.

The results showed that: 1) the overall level of risk management according to internal control standards among school administrators in the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education, Pattani Province, was high; and 2) there was a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level in the perceptions of risk management based on internal control standards among teachers with different genders.