Risk Management of Curriculum of Educational Administration Programs in Public Universities, Thailand

The purposes of this research are 1) the risk factors in curriculum management of educational administration program in public university,Thailand and 2) guidelines for the risk management. The research comprised of 3 phases: 1) analytical study to set the conceptual framework in risk management in curriculum management of educational administration program; 2) risk factors analysis in basic education schools; and 3) risk management analysis. The samples came from a management team, Teaching staff, Master and PhD student from 20 public universities. The risk management in curriculum management of educational administration program was acquired via experts? references. The data collected by used document analysis, structured interviews, focus groups and questionnaires. The statistical data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, and content analysis. The research findings revealed that : 1. Risk of curriculum management in educational program are Financial Risk , Lack of efficient technology, Educational management does not meet students need Risk , Organizational structure Risk ,Operation Risk , The curriculum management team Risk and , Result and service Risk , Competition risk ,Reputation risk 2. The guidelines for the risk management in each component were suggested as follows: are the approach strategy which can respond to the competitive circumstance, the complete database to plan for the implementation of curriculum management, The preparation of responsible staff, the reasonable budget allocation,and the increase in number and quality of permanent teaching staff.