Internal School Supervision of PoolcharoenWittayakom School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Samut Prakan

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study for internal school supervision and purpose guidelines for internal school supervision at Poolcharoen Wittayakom School, under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Samut Prakan. The study focused on five dimensions: direct assistance, group development, curriculum development, staff Development, and action research. The population consisted of 120 school administrators and teachers from the 2025 academic year. The research instruments included a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with an Item Objective Congruence (IOC) index ranging from 0.67 to 1.00, and a reliability coefficient equal to .924 and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The research findings revealed that the overall implementation of internal school supervision at Poolcharoenwittayakom School, under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Samut Prakan, was at a high level. When examining each aspect individually, it was found that the aspect of Professional Development had the highest mean, followed by Direct Assistance, Curriculum Development, and Group Development, respectively, whereas Action Research had the lowest mean. Furthermore, regarding the guidelines for the development of internal school supervision totaling 33 guidelines, such as school administrators allocate budgets primarily based on the needs of teachers and learners. They utilize the PLC process as the main tool for fostering academic interactions, and communicate with parents through parent meetings to clarify learning plans and school curriculum structures. Additionally, they improve the information technology infrastructure to ensure stability while creating collaborative workspaces for teachers to search for information and produce digital media, and develop a system for allocating budgets and necessary learning materials through school research projects.