Dialogue for Proposing Guideline for Development of Social Responsibility in Terms of Morality, Integrity and Professional Code of Ethics of School Administrators in Thailand

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Vorachai Viphoouparakhot

Abstract

     The image of schools in Thailand is influenced by their administrators’ role on social responsibility in terms of morality, integrity and professional code of ethics. An important mechanism for educational reform in line with government’s goals is to instill those administrators with behaviors in ensuring good-governance-based school administration. This qualitative research employs in-depth interview as the research tool, while the data are analyzed using content analysis technique. Moreover, the data are collected from 10 key informants, who are selected by means of purposive sampling. They are divided into 2 groups: 1) 2 officials of the Secretariat Office of the Teachers Council of Thailand holding position of director or higher; and 2) 4 educational administrators and 4 school administrators. The aims to propose two issues: 1) To study and develop morality, integrity and professional code of ethics of school administrators in Thailand; and 2) To propose directions for development of social responsibility components in terms of morality, integrity and professional code of ethics of school administrators in Thailand. This enhances also teachers and students’ adherence to morality, integrity and social responsibility. Components of social responsibility in terms of morality, integrity and professional code of ethics of school administrators should be integrated by Thai Agencies responsible for school administrator development into benchmark of school administrator appointment, school administrator development or promotion of acceptance among schools’ clients, communities and stakeholders. The application of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to main policy of school administration is the significant mission to be concretely executed because it creates framework of schools’ direct and indirect responsibility towards stakeholders’ lifestyle and relevant environmental settings. The development of school administrators’ social responsibility in terms of morality, integrity and professional code of ethics will generate a body of knowledge that leads to action. Indeed, 4 components of social responsibility are: ‘Advantage Focus’, ‘Individual Factor’, ‘Virtue Ethics’ and ‘Just Professional’. All these promote school administrators’ morality, integrity and ability to efficiently work under framework of professional code of ethics. They will eventually become good role model for their colleagues, subordinates and related persons. This agrees with current instructional approach that focuses on solutions to problem owing to the lack of morality and integrity development. School administrators play an important role in reflecting their true social responsibility.


Keywords: Moral and Ethics, Integrity, Professional Code of Ethics, Social Responsibility, School Administrators

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VIPHOOUPARAKHOT, Vorachai. Dialogue for Proposing Guideline for Development of Social Responsibility in Terms of Morality, Integrity and Professional Code of Ethics of School Administrators in Thailand. Journal of Community Development Research (Humanities and Social Sciences), [S.l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 63-76, mar. 2021. ISSN 2985-0231. Available at: <https://www.journal.nu.ac.th/JCDR/article/view/Vol-14-No-2-2021-63-76>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14456/jcdr-hs.2021.16.