A STUDY OF INTERNAL SUPERVISION PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL UNDER THE NAKHON RATCHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 5

Abstract

This research article aims to: (1) study the level of internal supervision problems in schools under the Office of Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area 5, and (2) compare the internal supervision problems according to the status of school personnel under the same educational office. This is a quantitative research based on the conceptual framework of Priyaporn Wonganutaroj. The research area is the Office of Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area 5. The sample group consists of 136 schools under this office in the academic year 2023. Informants from each school were divided into two groups:                1.Supervisors – 2 people per school (the school director and the head of academic affairs), totaling 272 people, and 2. Supervisees – 2 teaching staff members per school, also totaling 272 people. Thus, the total number of respondents was 544 people, selected through multi-stage sampling.     The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean (), and standard deviation (S.D.), and inferential statistics, including t-test and F-test, with pairwise comparisons using Scheffe’s Method. The research findings revealed that

          1) The overall level of internal supervision issues within schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 5 is at a moderate level.

2) The comparison of internal supervision issues within categorized by roles, shows the supervisor’s problems more than the supervisee’s problems and The comparison categorized by school size, shows that the small school has a problem more than the medium and the large school, there are statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level.