EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CHONBURI

Abstract

This research aims to study the components of early childhood education management in the 21^st century of private schools, Chonburi province in Thailand. Using mixed-method research by doing 3 steps: To investigate the components of early childhood education management of private schools by analyzing and synthesis from the theoretical concepts of relevant documents and research. To investigate the present status of early childhood of private schools from 201 samples. To investigate the management process of early childhood education management of private schools by interviewing 9 experts and approved by 5 experts. The statistics for quantitative data analysis were mean and derivation and qualitative data were content analysis. The results were as follows: The components of early childhood education management in the 21^st century of private schools includes all 4 components: academic affairs management, budget management, personnel management, and general management. The present status of early childhood education management overall was at the highest level, in descending order: academic affairs management, general management, budget management, and personnel management, respectively. Each component has 4 steps in the management process to success: planning, organizing, leading and controlling.