Roles of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Nakhon Phanom University in Educational Development of Border Patrol Police Schools in Nakhon Phanom Province

Sumalee Sriputtarin , Wantipha  Unarat * and Kanlayanee  Muangthai
Nakhon Phanom University

*Corresponding author : wantiphau@gmail.com

Abstract
The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Nakhon Phanom University is an institution of education with the primary missions of producing graduates, research, providing academic services, and working for arts and cultural preservation. The Academic Services Division has shown success in academic services by collaborating in the educational development of the Border Patrol Police Schools in Nakhon Phanom Province. The purpose of this research was to develop the educational quality of the Border Patrol Police Schools in Nakhon Phanom Province by using principles of operations research, including operational planning, observation, and reflection. The researchers consisted of nine persons, and the participants in the academic services activities were 270 lecturers and students of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Nakhon Phanom University. The contributors were 24 principals and teachers of Border Patrol Police Schools in Nakhon Phanom Province. The participants in academic services were from 6 Border Patrol Police Schools including 5 Prothomsuksa1 students of the Khonradhengkel Border Patrol Police School and 67 Prothomsuksa 6 students from 6 Border Patrol Police Schools in Nakhon Phanom Province. The instruments used in data collection consisted of an observation form, an interview form, an activities record form, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The “Triangulation Technique” was employed in data verification, and the findings were revealed using descriptive analysis. The statistics employed in data analysis were mean, standard deviation. The findings were gotten from 3 activities: (1) English Camp Activity, (2) Improvement and Development of the Classroom and Environment, and (3) Enhancing Academic Achievement Activity under the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-net, under which all activities were completed). The students’ participation in the activities to enhance their O-net results showed the satisfaction at the highest level. The O-net results of the students who participated in the project revealed an increase in the average score of 1.74 percent in the academic year 2012.

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