Guidelines for the Development of Student care Management in the Digital age According to the 4 Social Principles of Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the current conditions of student care and support systems administration in the digital age at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province; 2) explore the development processes for student care and support systems administration in the digital age based on Sanghvatthu 4 at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province; and 3) propose approaches for developing student care and support systems administration in the digital age based on Sanghvatthu 4 at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province. A mixed methods research design was employed, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data collection. Quantitative data were gathered from 414 stakeholders as samples, determined by purposive sampling from the population, including 1 school director or deputy director, 9 classroom teachers, 4 basic education institution committee members, 200 students, and 200 parents, using questionnaires. Qualitative data were collected from 5 experts using evaluation forms and from 7 key informants through focus group discussions. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation, while qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis.

          The research results were found as follows 1) The overall conditions of student care and support system administration in the digital age at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province, had an overall mean of 3.71 and an overall standard deviation of 0.63, which was at a high level. 2) The development process of student care and support system administration in the digital age based on Sanghvatthu 4 at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province, comprised a total of 9 steps (1) studying examples of student care and support system administration; (2) designing a student care and support data storage system with 6 key components; (3) conducting workshops for classroom teachers to gain knowledge, ability, and skills in operating the student care and support system; (4) classroom teachers collecting individual student data for a period of 2 weeks; (5) inputting data into the student care and support system; (6) testing the student care and support system; (7) improving and developing the student care and support system; (8) evaluating the student care and support system by 5 experts, with the overall suitability and usefulness evaluated to be at the highest level; (9) reporting the summary of results, where the suitability had a mean of 4.61 and a standard deviation of 0.28, and the usefulness had a mean of 4.89 and a standard deviation of 0.06, with the overall level being at the highest level. 3) The approaches for the development of student care and support system administration in the digital age based on Sanghvatthu 4 at Prasat School, Prasat District, Surin Province, consisted of 6 aspects with 25 approaches. The approach with the highest frequency was in the aspect of prevention, which should include prioritizing risks in the database of undesirable student problems, listing frequently occurring events, based on Sanghvatthu 4 Dana (giving), Piyavaca (kind speech), and Atthacariya (beneficial conduct).