Perceptions and Participation of Support Staff in the Development of the Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (EdPEx) at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the perceptions and participation of support staff in the development of the EdPEx, 2) to investigate the personal factors of perceptions and participation of support staff in the development of the EdPEx, 3) to investigate the relationship between the perceptions and participation of support staff in the development of the EdPEx, and 4) to study the perceptions factors influencing the participation of support staff in the EdPEx of Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT). The research sample consisted of fifty workers that work for support organizations that ensure
the quality of education using a questionnaire as a research tool. Data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics, one-way analysis of variance and testing of differences in pairs by the LSD method. The results of the research as follows: 1) The overall awareness and participation of support personnel in developing towards the EdPEx criteria at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi was at a high level. 2) The factors of support personnel aged 25-30 years involved in developing towards EdPEx criteria are different from support personnel aged 31-40 years and support personnel aged 31-40 years participated in the development towards EdPEx criteria differently than support personnel aged 50 years and over, with statistical significance at the .05 level. 3) Perception of the EdPEx criteria was significantly related to the participation of support personnel in developing towards the EdPEx criteria, both overall and in each aspect, at the .01 level. 4) Perception elements that influence staff participation in advancing towards the EdPEx standards, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, are present. Participation is positively correlated with perception predictions. 52.60 percent of participants engaged
of Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi.