Higher educational quality administration of a higher education institute in Thailand

Abstract

The study was aimed to investigate the relationship between the number of the members of the Educational Quality Assurance Committees of a higher education institute in Thailand and the assessment points earned, the operational levels of educational quality administration, the correlation between educational quality administration and the educational quality standard. The influence of educational quality administration on the educational quality assessment. The sample groups consisted of 201 members of the Educational Quality Assurance Committees of eight subject groups. Data obtained from returned questionnaire were analyzed and expressed as percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s product moment correlation and multiple regressions at the significance level of 0.05. The research findings showed that the less or more number of the members of the Educational Quality Assurance Committees did not have any effects on the assessment points earned. Educational Quality administration operations of a higher education institution in Thailand, ranging from more to less, included planning, transparency in administration, organizational structure, administrative process, budget, legal aspect, and general administration management. The standard quality of graduates was correlated with general administration management, and academic service standard was correlated with planning, organizational structure and environment of development administration, legal aspect, administrative process, general administration management, and transparency in administration. In addition, cultural promotion standard was correlated with planning, organizational structure and environment of development administration, legal aspect, budget, administrative process, general administration management, transparency in administration, and planning. Institutional and personnel development standard was correlated with planning, organizational structure and environment of development administration, legal aspect, budget, administrative process, transparency in administration, and planning. Keywords: Educational Quality administration, a higher education institute in Thailand.