The Management Guidelines of Master of Education Program in Educational Administration in Private Higher Education Institutions Based on Thailand Qualifications Framework

Abstract

This research study was aimed at 1) investigating the management of Master's Degree programs, Faculty of Management Studies, Private Higher Education Institutions, 2) reviewing the management of Master's Degree programs, Faculty of Management Studies, Private Higher Education Institutions, and 3) assessing the Management curriculum at the Master's Degree level, Faculty of Management Studies, Private Higher Education Institutions according to the standard framework of national higher education. Using qualitative research methodology included 3 steps. Firstly, the management of Master's Degree programs of the Educational Administration in the year 2016 for the Private Higher Education Institutions was conducted. Most of them were members of the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand, in the royal patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Educational arrangement and self report were conducted, with 32 curriculum identifying data, documents, theories, research studies related to the standard framework of higher education along with relevant regulations and the curriculum managed by a collection of data from the CHEQA Online Quality Assurance Database (CHEQA Online). It was a database used for quality assurance in education used in the preparation of “Self Assessment Report” (SAR), analyzing the data of the use of frequency, percentage, and mean. Secondly, a method to manage a Master's Degree program, Faculty of Management Studies was identified by using the results of the analysis from the first step to draft the management guidelines for Master's Degree programs, Faculty of Management Studies, Private Higher Education Institutions. Interviews with a program director and several lecturers in the Faculty of Management Studies were conducted of 7 people. It was aimed at considering and commenting the management draft of Master's Degree Programs, Faculty of Management Studies. The third step was the evaluation of management guidelines for Master's Degree programs, Faculty of Management Studies, Private Higher Education Institutions in consistency with the possibility and usefulness by interviewing with 5 members of the Dean Faculty, Assistant to Dean Faculty, and program director. The results indicated that the Master's Degree program in the year 2016 of 32 courses detailing the curriculum description for refreshment. 23 courses were still under review, 5 were under review, and 4 were under review. Secondly, indicators of performance according to the framework of national qualifications were determined and all curriculums were satisfied. Thirdly, the problem found was the curriculum management focusing mainly on the teaching support, qualifications of first-time admission, time spent on extra curricular activities, and competitiveness of other institutions. Fourthly, the progress of the proposed activities in the report of the previous year was reviewed (i.e., training of teachers, curriculum updates, and student activities). Finally, comments and suggestions regarding the quality of the curriculum from the course evaluator (details of the curriculum, lecturers, details of the course, management, and student’s aspect) were given.