The Administration and Management of Non-Formal Education Music Schools According to Section 15 (2), National Education Act B.E.2542 (1999): A Case Study of Rayong Music School, Rayong Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the management of Rayong Music School in Rayong province, and 2) study the curriculum for learning and teaching at Rayong Music School in Rayong province. The population of the research was the administrators, instructors,staff, parents and students. The samples of this research were selected with purposive sampling for interviewing consisting of two administrators, four instructors, one staff, four parents, and four students. The research instrument was a structured interview. The interview items were opened-ended questions which were created correlatively with the research objectives. The results of the research reveal that 1. The management of Rayong Music School, Rayong, is run with the family system by forming its administration and responsibility as follows : 1) The board of administrator, 2) academic affairs, 3) general administration department, 4) financial sector, 5) activity work, 6) social service, 7) office building, and 8) materials. 2. The curriculum of Rayong Music School, Rayong, uses the lesson plan consisting of 8 courses : 1) Fundamental Music for Children using the curriculum of ‘Music for Little Mozart’, 2) Piano, 3) Electone, 4) Guitar, 5) Guitar Bass, 6) Drum, 7) Violin, and 8) Singing.Every course at Rayong Music School, Rayong, will be scheduled 1 day a week and 1 hour a day.