The Role of Educational Institution Administrators in Operating the Student Care and Assistance System at Vocational Colleges in Chonburi Province

Background and Aims: The objectives of this research are as follows: 1. to study and evaluate the operational level of the student care and assistance system. Students in vocational colleges in Chonburi Province 2. To compare the performance of the student care and assistance system in such colleges classified by status. and 3. to propose guidelines for operations related to the role of school administrators in developing student care and support systems for students in vocational colleges in Chonburi Province. Methodology: The sample group in this research consisted of administrators and teachers from vocational educational institutions in Chonburi province, totaling 269 people, using questionnaires as a tool for collecting data. which has a reliability value of the questionnaire at 0.97. For data analysis, basic statistics were used, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. As for hypothesis testing, t-test statistics were used. Results: The finding found that (1) The opinion regarding the role of educational institution administrators in operating the student care and support system Students in vocational colleges in Chonburi Province Overall it is at a high level. (2) Level of opinions regarding the role of educational institution administrators in operating the student care and assistance system, classified by gender, found that overall there was no difference. When considering each aspect, it was found that the areas of student promotion and development were significantly different at the 0.05 level. While knowing each student individually student screening Preventing and solving student problems. And in the forwarding aspect, no differences were found. (3) Level of opinion regarding the role of educational institution administrators in operating the student care and assistance system, classified by status It was found that there was a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level. Especially in the area of ​​student screening and in the area of ​​student promotion and development. which were significantly different at the 0.05 level, while no differences were found in other aspects. Conclusion: The study discovered that vocational college administrators in Chonburi Province are widely perceived to play an important role in student care and support. While gender had no overall impact on these opinions, there were differences in student promotion and development, and status had a significant influence on perceptions in areas such as student screening and development (p < 0.05).