Development of Basic Education Quality in Network School Group by using Participatory Action Research

Abstract

The objectives of this research were:  (1) to study current situation and need for developing the Basic Education Quality in Network Schools, (2) to study the  technique for developing the Basic Education Quality in Network School, and (3) to study the effect of development in Basic Education Quality of Network School.  The target group consisted of 58 staffs working in Network School for developing the Basic Education Quality, Yangtalad District, by using Participatory Action Research (PAR).  The instrument using in this research consisted of:  (1) the Observation Form, (2) the Interview Form, (3) the Questionnaire, (4) the Field Note.  The statistic using for data analysis included the Percentage, Mean, and Standard Deviation. 

The research findings were as follows:

1.  The current situation was at the moderate level, and the need in developing the quality of the basic education was at the high level in term of factor. Likewise, the current situation was also at the moderate level, and the need in the basic educational quality development was at the high level in term of the methodology. On the other hand, the current situation was at the high level, and the need in developing the quality of the basic education was at the high level in term of the important element.

2. For the effect of development for Basic Educational Quality of network school by using Participatory Action Research (PAR), 8 development guidelines, 7 development techniques, 13 development activities, 4 development projects, 11 items of development objectives, and 2 issues of development innovation were obtained.

3.  The effect of development in the Basic Education Quality of Network School, by using Participatory Action Research (PAR), the characteristic based on Basic Education Quality occurred with students, teachers, administrators, stakeholders, and school, in overall, were in “the Highest,” level. ( = 4.79,  4.52,  4.68,  4.63,  and 4.58).

4.  For the factors of success in developing the Basic Educational Quality of Network School Group by PAR, consisted of:  1) the staffs were enthusiastic to participate in collaborating the Basic Educational Quality Development, 2) the leadership usage of researchers, co-researcher, research participants, and key informants, 3) the competency in work practice according to the role of researcher team, 4) the opportunity provided for co-researchers to participate in from the beginning of implementation, 5) the climate facilitating the participatory working, and 6) the climate  Educational Quality in aligned with practice, and 7) the driven mechanism as Network School Group.

Keywords: The Quality Development of The Basic Education, Participatory Action Research, The Development of The Network School Group, Network School Group