CREATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY FOR ALL AGES IN THE DIGITAL AGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA 3, BURIRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

          This research aims to 1) study the level of creating equal opportunities and equality, 2) study the factors affecting the creation of equal opportunities and equality, and 3) study the development guidelines for creating equal opportunities and equality in education for all ages in the digital age in the Educational Service Area 3, Buriram Province. It is a mixed-method research. The sample consists of 313 people and 20 interviewees. The interview method is used. The research instruments are questionnaires and interview forms. The statistics used for data analysis are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis using the hierarchical variable selection method, and content analysis.

            The research results found that: (1) the level of creating equal opportunities and educational equality for all ages in the digital age is at a moderate level overall. (2) Factors affecting the creation of equal opportunities and educational equality for all ages in the digital age include education management for social and national security (X1), creating equal opportunities and equality (X4), developing the potential of people of all ages (X3), and developing the efficiency of the education management system (X6), with coefficients of predictors in the raw scores (b) equal to 1.225, .850, .700, and .463, respectively. (3) The guidelines consist of (1) creating clarity of policies and implementation focuses. (2) Setting goals for solving problems in the implementation of policies and focuses. (3) Determining steps and action plans. (4) Educational institutions seriously implement policies and focuses. (5) There is monitoring and evaluation in the process that is directly consistent with policies and focuses according to the standards. (6) Creating a project that specifies objectives, goals, products, and outcomes that are clearly consistent with the process. and regularly evaluate the policy (7) Follow up, inspect, evaluate and supervise the implementation of the policy and focus points continuously (8) Plan for educational institutions to play a role in driving the policy and focus points and have related agencies evaluate the results, summarize the report (9) Report the results of the project/activity in creating opportunities for equality and educational equality at all ages in the digital age to related agencies and (10) Analyze data and take appropriate action to solve students' problems.