Paper Title
Network Administration of College of Allied Health Sciences, Suansunandharajabhat University, Samutsongkhram Education Center in Thailand
Abstract
This research aimed to study the process of network administration of College of Allied Health Sciences,
SuanSunandhaRajabhat University, SamutSongkhram Education Center, to analyze the problems in the partnership
collaboration, and to suggest the solution. This research was a documentary research that employed the qualitative method and
an in-depth interview for data analyzing. Five samples in this research consisted of (1) alumni network (2) community network
(3) entrepreneur network (4) professional association network and (5) international alliance network that collaborated with
College of Allied Health Sciences, SuanSunandhaRajabhat University. The result indicated that College of Allied Health
Sciences followed SuanSunandhaRajabhat University Strategic Plan; Strategy 3 Create network relationship and link to
community which were four pillars of effectiveness, service quality, capacity, and organizational development. The process of
network administration was consisted of preparation, planning, participation, and evaluation following the Participative
Management Concept. The problems of network administration in the partnership collaboration were the discontinuity of
collaboration, delay process of administration, complex procedures, as well as lack of skilled workers. This research
recommended that (1) the networks should have the cooperative interaction among others, (2) the administrative system should
be transparent, (3) the working procedures and process of network administration should be shorten and simple (4) the
collaboration and participation as well as activity should have the continuity, and (5) skill enhancement for workers should be
organized.
Index Terms - Network administration, network, collaboration, participative management