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Journal articles on the topic "Rajabhat universities"
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Singsungnoen, Kittisak, Panita Wannapiroon, and Prachyanun Nilsook. "Development of Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat University." Higher Education Studies 11, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v11n2p139.
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The purposes of this study were to 1) develop of Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities and 2) study the results of official performance evaluations of academic staff with Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities. The samples included 8 system development experts via purposive sampling and 94 academic staff by multi-stage sampling. The research tools composed of 1) performance assessment form using 5-point Likert scale for Smart Human Resource Planning within Rajabhat Universities and 2) performance evaluation form for academic staff with Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat University. The research observations were concluded into 2 ways. First, the Smart Human Resource Planning System within Rajabhat Universities development has overall performance at the high level. For instance, the efficiency of all Modula test was displayed at the high level. In addition, both System test, Usability test and Security test were shown at high level as well. Second, the response of performance evaluation form through academic staff using Smart Human Resource Planning System was all exhibited at high level. However, “The people involved with the system” assessment list with in performance evaluation form was indicated at highest level.
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Sawangboon, Tatsirin, and Waraporn Erawan. "A Synthesis of the Results of the Third Round of External Quality Assessment in Higher Education: Rajabhat University Cluster in Thailand." Higher Education Studies 12, no. 2 (May 2, 2022): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v12n2p146.
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The objectives of this research were to synthesize the results of assessment and analyze strengths, weaknesses that should be developed from the results of the third round of quality assessment in the higher education level of Rajabhat University cluster. The target group of the research consisted of 40 reports of the third round of external quality assessment B.E. 2554-2558 (2011-2015) in higher education of the Rajabhat University cluster. Secondary data were obtained from the external quality assessment reports. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and the mean. The results were as follows:
1) The synthesis of the results of the third round of external quality assessment of Rajabhat Universities showed that all of the 40 universities had been accredited, with the overall quality in the good level (Mean = 4.22). Three universities (7.50%) were in the very good level and 37 universities (92.50%) were in the good level.
2) The strengths of Rajabhat universities were on the Aspects of Academic Services to Society and Preservation of Art and Culture. The weaknesses that should be developed were on the Aspect of Research and Creative Work.
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Phatanasakoo, Ajchareeya, Watcharin Sutthisai, and Sitthiporn Soonthorn. "Rajabhat University Development Model for Becoming an Entrepreneurial University." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 11, no. 2 (March 5, 2022): 292. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2022-0052.
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This research aimed (1) to study the level of development factors of Rajabhat Universities in the northeastern region affecting an entrepreneurial university; (2) to study the level of characteristics of entrepreneurial universities in the Northeastern region; (3) to study the factors of development of Rajabhat University in the Northeastern region that affect to being an entrepreneurial university; and (4) to propose a model for the development of Rajabhat University in the northeastern region into an entrepreneurial university. The population of the study was the administrators and personnel of the Rajabhat University of Thailand. The sample size of the study was three hundred and sixty respondents. The statistical analysis of the research was done using descriptive analysis and multiple regression analyses. The results showed that (1) the mean values of development factors variable and characteristics of an entrepreneurial university were high; (2) development factors that influenced the characteristics of an entrepreneurial university were organizational strategy and structure, system, shared value, politics and policies, economics, and environment; and (3) when arranging the importance of development factors that clearly affected the university, it was found that organizational strategy was the most important, followed by shared values, systems, and organizational politics and policies. This study suggests that the administrators of Rajabhat Universities of Thailand should focus on the development factors that are of high importance such as corporate strategy, shared values, politics, and organizational policies. This will eventually lead to a successful development towards an entrepreneurial university in the future.
Received: 7 November 2021 / Accepted: 7 January 2022 / Published: 5 March 2022
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Siriworasakul, Wanida. "The model of effective library management in Rajabhat University." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 28, 2017): 542–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v3i1.1818.
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The objectives of this research were; 1) to study the stages of problem in managing and administering the library of Rajabhat Universities, as well as to find solutions to solve such the problems and obstacles, 2) to develop the managerial model to improve the service quality of the library, and 3) to test and assure that the created model is practical for improving the effective library service: rectify and adjust for inadequacy. This research is a combination of qualitative and quantitative method. The 227 personnel working in the libraries in 6 Rajabhat Universities located in Bangkok were designed as the research populations. The key informants were the 20 library head administers. The tools applied to gather the relevant data were questionnaires and interview forms. Quantitatively, the data were analyzed for its Percentage, Average Score, and Standard Deviation (S.D.). Qualitatively, the data were contextually analyzed. The research findings are; 1) the overall library managerial performances of Rajabhat University was rated good (X = 4.19), 2) However, it was founded that the libraries did not promote a Customer Focus service, in addition; the personnel in these libraries were lacking of the effective communication and publication, and the environment in the library was not learning friendly. Therefore, the library personnel are encouraged to focus more on the users and the head administer ought to supportively develop to increase the performances of their officers. Moreover, they should increase the various communication channels between library office and the users. In addition, the attractive and learning friendly atmosphere according to the concept of The 21st Century Library should be implemented, and 3) The effective library management model ought to be comprised of 6 components which are: organization management, planning, staffing, resourcing, servicing, and technologies.Keywords: Library management, Rajabhat University library, library management model.
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Grubbs, Samuel J., Salisa Chaengploy, and Kanoknate Worawong. "Rajabhat and traditional universities: institutional differences in Thai students’ perceptions of English." Higher Education 57, no. 3 (May 16, 2008): 283–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9144-2.
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Sansomboon, A., N. Luewarasirikul, A. Ittipongse, W. Phae-Ngam, and S. Pattarapanitchai. "Study of the Intensity of Global Solar Radiation Incident in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University." Advanced Materials Research 770 (September 2013): 229–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.770.229.
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Solar radiation is one of mains alternative energy, widely used in present day. Measure solar radiation accurately is an essential for planning in application of used. Universities are the places that have used significant of energy all year long. Therefore, long-term measured solar radiation data is important, for understand in both quantity and variation in time period, for application of the alternative energy in future. The main objective of this research is to investigate solar energy potentials of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bongkok, Thailand (Latitude 13.46°N, Longitude 100.31°E). A station for solar radiation was installed at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The main equipment is composed of two parts: 1) a pyranometer from Kipp & Zonen Ltd., model CMP11, and 2) a digital data logger from Measurement Systems Ltd. model DX2000. The pyranometer is permanently installed on the top of a building. The data logger is keeping clean and safe inside the building. To analyze the values of the global solar radiations, the computer source code is written in Interactive Data Language version 6.1 (IDL6.1). The results show the variation of the average hourly global irradiance is about 800-900 W/m2 at 12:00 UTC. The maximum monthly average daily global radiation is 21.5 MJ/m2-day in April. The yearly average daily radiation at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University is found to be 16.55 MJ/m2-day. The information from the monthly and yearly global radiation has relatively high solar energy potentials. Finally, the solar radiation database was also developed for use in solar energy applications in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and neighbor areas.
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Tongsamsi, Kanyaprin, and Isara Tongsamsi. "Instrument development for assessing knowledge management of quality assurers in Rajabhat universities, Thailand." Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences 38, no. 2 (May 2017): 111–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kjss.2016.03.005.
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Kalawong, Suebwong. "COLLABORATION MODEL FOR ASEAN UNIVERSITY NETWORK: A CASE STUDY OF PHRANAKHON RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY AND NETWORKING UNIVERSITIES IN ASEAN COUNTRIES." CBU International Conference Proceedings 4 (September 15, 2016): 603–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v4.837.
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One prominent strategy of the university network of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to promote collaboration between the ASEAN universities. Although there are Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) among Asian Universities, the number of collaborative actions are considered extremely low. More than 10 years, PNRU implement on collaboration policy with other ASEAN’s universities. The processes and obstructions of the collaboration between universities in ASEAN were studied by the researcher. This study showed present situation of PNRU and other ASEAN’s universities collaboration. Therefore, the collaboration model between universities in ASEAN was established. The findings revealed that PNRU pursued collaborative activities covering only student and personnel exchange programs. The collaboration obstacles were: 1) policies and goals, 2) implementation plans, 3) university bureaucracy, and 4) language proficiency. A model for university collaboration comprised collaboration processes and principles. A collaboration model for the ASEAN university network involves clear goals, financial and resource support, implementation planning, and raising awareness of participants for collaboration.
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Sunan, Siphai, and Srisa ard Boonchoom. "Latent profile analysis of good citizenship of Rajabhat Universities students in the Northeast of Thailand." Educational Research and Reviews 10, no. 13 (July 10, 2015): 1789–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/err2015.2213.
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Saengpanya, Weeraphol, Ratchaneekorn Upasen, and Somkiat Kaewkohsaba. "Creativity Quotient of Undergraduate Students in Higher Education Institutes within Thailand." Journal of Population and Social Studies 29 (February 26, 2021): 311–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.25133/jpssv292021.020.
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The creativity quotient (CQ) is an essential competency strongly linked to the innovation of a person’s future development. Creativity quotient scores are calculated by ideational fluency scoring and are derived from the fluency and flexibility of the responses. A total of 1,200 undergraduate students from various types of universities (public and autonomous, Rajabhat University, Rajamangala University of Technology, and private) within Thailand were tested using a classical divergent thinking task to measure CQ. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics, and the CQ of undergraduate students in Thailand. The results revealed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) among the type of university, gender, field of study, year of study, and Grade Point Average (GPA). The highest CQ score among undergraduate students was 18, and the lowest score was 0. The total average CQ score was 5.74, and the standard deviation was 2.82. Moreover, the results indicated that students who studied in the Rajabhat University had the highest CQ scores. The study also showed that year 4 and above female students in Humanities and Social Sciences with GPAs between 3.51 and 4.00 had the highest CQ scores. These findings may be used as the primary data for educators and administrators in higher education to develop strategies to enhance students’ creativity and innovation.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Rajabhat universities"
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Laksaniyanon, Benchamat. "Acceptance Theories for Behavior in Conducting Research: Instructors in the Rajabhat University System, Thailand." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc848155/.
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Responding to globalization and its effects on education and research development, the Thai government decided to push all public universities to become autonomous and establish a system of quality assurances. The establishment of quality assurances has had a large impact on many Thai instructors, especially in new public universities. Thai instructors are now forced to more focus on conducting research because the number of research publications is regarded as one of the main criteria for quality universities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the key factors, at the individual and university levels, which impact on the instructors' behavior in conducting research of the full-time instructors in the faculty of Management Science from the Rajabhat Universities in Thailand. The current study will help explain how and why the instructors accept or refuse to conduct research and provide insight into the salient factors motivating the instructors to produce more research by conducting HLM. Data were collected from 694 participants at 37 institutions via a questionnaire survey. The findings revealed that there was no difference among these 37 universities on behavior in conducting research. The key factors statistically influencing behavior in conducting research of the instructors were facilitating conditions, academic degree, social influence, and usefulness as well as ease of conducting research that the instructors perceived. This study gained 46% of effect size.
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Sinthunava, Kittiwan. "Change and change management in higher education in Thailand: A case study of six Rajabhat Universities in Bangkok." University of Sydney, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5135.
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Doctor of Philosophy(PhD)In 1997 Thailand faced an economic crisis, primarily due to a foreign exchange induced recession. At this time of economic crisis, Thailand approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. Assistance would be provided only if the Thai Government agreed to reduce public spending, downsize the civil service, change the regulations designed to restrict foreign investment and ownership, and privatise some public enterprises. These requirements had a great impact upon all aspects of Thai society. This study investigates the impact of the imposed changes upon one part of the higher education sector, that of the Rajabhat Institutes. The National Education Act introduced in 1999 was aimed at transforming all sectors of Thai education, provide all Thai people with increased opportunities for access to higher education, and transform Thailand into a learning society. In 2004 the Rajabhat University Act changed the former Rajabhat Institutes into Rajabhat Universities, providing them with greater autonomy, but with greater responsibility for their own futures. This study investigates how these Acts changed policies, processes and practices in the six Rajabhat Universities in Bangkok. The six case studies investigate how these universities have coped with and managed change to meet the challenges of the present and the future. The focus is on policies and practices which have occurred since 2004 and how the Rajabhat Universities planned to meet the challenges of higher educational reform in Thailand, from the viewpoint of the President and Vice Presidents of each university. Analyses reveal that the six Rajabhat Universities were influenced by globalisation, economic, political legal and technologies, which impacted upon their organisational culture and management style. Each of the universities can be considered as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) in which change occurred in complex and unpredictable ways. The use of dissimilar leadership dimensions and the desire to differentiate their university from the others was found to be a recurring theme.
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HONGSA-NGIAM, Anusak, and anusakhongsa@yahoo com. "AN INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICS INSTRUCTORS' BELIEFS AND STUDENTS' BELIEFS, GOALS AND MOTIVATION FOR STUDYING PHYSICS IN THAI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES." Edith Cowan University. Community Services, Education And Social Sciences: School Of Education, 2007. http://adt.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0011.html.
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Students' interest in physics seems to be decreasing at all levels of education in most countries including Thailand. This problem is likely to be influenced by physics teaching and learning processes. Instructors' beliefs influence teaching strategies whereas students' beliefs, goals and motivation influence learning strategies. The investigation of factors influencing teaching and learning will provide useful information for improving the teaching and learning of physics. This research aims to explore physics instructors' beliefs about teaching and learning physics, students' beliefs, goals and motivation for studying physics in Thai Rajabhat universities. A questionnaire was administered to instructors who teach introductory physics courses in Rajabhats throughout Thailand at the beginning of second semester in 2002. Questionnaires were administered to first year students who enrolled in introductory physics courses at two Rajabhat universities in the south of Thailand at the beginning and the end of that semester. Four case studies were conducted with instructors and students at the two Rajabhats during the semester.
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Hongsa-ngiam, Anusak. "An investigation of physics instructors' beliefs and students' beliefs, goals and motivation for studying physics in Thai Rajabhat universities." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2006. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/35.
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Students' interest in physics seems to be decreasing at all levels of education in most countries including Thailand. This problem is likely to be influenced by physics teaching and learning processes. Instructors' beliefs influence teaching strategies whereas students' beliefs, goals and motivation influence learning strategies. The investigation of factors influencing teaching and learning will provide useful information for improving the teaching and learning of physics. This research aims to explore physics instructors' beliefs about teaching and learning physics, students' beliefs, goals and motivation for studying physics in Thai Rajabhat universities. A questionnaire was administered to instructors who teach introductory physics courses in Rajabhats throughout Thailand at the beginning of second semester in 2002. Questionnaires were administered to first year students who enrolled in introductory physics courses at two Rajabhat universities in the south of Thailand at the beginning and the end of that semester. Four case studies were conducted with instructors and students at the two Rajabhats during the semester.
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Hongsa-ngiam, Anusak. "An investigation of physics instructors' beliefs and students' beliefs, goals and motivation for studying physics in Thai Rajabhat Universities." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0011.html.
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Sri-Amnuay, Aree. "Developing a model of peace education in the undergraduate teacher training process for early childhood education at Rajabhat Universities, Thailand." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2011. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/11426/.
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The conflict and violence of both the unrest in the southernmost provinces which claimed thousands civilians and officials in the last few years and the deep social division among the people throughout the country make peace education as a key tool for solving these problems for Thailand. The role of teacher education has been used for solving these conflicts. This study explores the universities’ policy on peace education in the teacher training process of the early childhood education programmes of Rajabhat Universities as the biggest groups of universities in teacher training across the country. Two main research questions were explored: 1) has peace education been delivered in early childhood education programmes of Rajabhat Universities in Thailand? and 2) if so, how does it differ across universities? The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand the phenomenon in two Rajabhat Universities. Quantitative methods employed questionnaires to collect data from students of both universities from the first to fifth year (N=100). The data from both universities has been analysed by the Mann Whitney U Rank test (p<0.05). Qualitative methods employed semi-structured interviews to collect data from six chief administrators, ten lecturers in the Early Childhood Education Programmes, and four experts in peace outside the university. Four focus groups composed of five students in each group were used to collect data from the first- and fourth-year students of both universities. Collected documentations relating to curricula were analysed. Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. The findings presented four key areas: University’s Policies on Peace Education; Teaching, Learning and Curriculum about Peace Study in RUs; Participants’ Ideas about Peace Studies; and Culture, Climate and Peace Studies in the RUs’ Contexts. The findings from quantitative and qualitative methods were integrated into the Peace Education Model of Rajabhat Universities (PEMRU) framework. The findings revealed that the policies of Rajabhat Universities have included peace education in teacher training programmes. However, very few policies have been named directly. Peace education has been integrated into classroom activities and universities’ activities as well as the universities’ regulations. The significant differences across universities were found in that one university had both direct and indirect policies on peace education whilst never officially naming them. The other university had both direct and indirect policies on peace education, which in contrast, were promulgated officially by the University Council. The study also found that the concept of peace in the Thai context was a combination of outer and inner peace; the role of the teachers was emphasised as a method of teaching peace education. Finally, the key concepts emerging from the analyses were developed into the Proposed Model of Peace Education for Rajabhat Universities. This model was composed of the concepts of peace and peace education in the Thai contexts as the centre of the model to work with; the three main components were the dynamic work-units (university’s policy, peace education centre, peace education curriculum); and five influential components surrounding the model as the supporters and conditions to work with (politics and government, religions and cultures, economic and equality, environment and responsibility, and ethnicity and identity). This proposed model is hoped to be a dynamic, rapid and sustainable way to solve conflicts and violence in the country.
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Boonsong, Ratchadaporn. "Instructors Adoption of a Web-based Learning System at Rajabhat Universities in Thailand: a Study Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700039/.
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Web-based learning has become an important component of education. Higher education institutions in Thailand have become increasingly aware of the widespread use and effectiveness of web-based learning systems. However, the adoption of such learning systems is growing at a slow pace in Thailand. The purpose of this study was to test the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions have a positive effect on usage intention and adoption of web-based learning systems by instructors, in the Departments of Education at the Rajabhat Universities, Thailand; and to test whether experience of use, age, and gender have moderating effects in the adoption of web-based learning systems there. The research design used in this study was a cross-sectional survey design. Data were collected by means of a self-administered paper questionnaire. The study was conducted among the instructors in the departments of education at the Rajabhat Universities in Thailand. A total of 725 surveys were sent out, 454 questionnaires were returned by the respondents, and 14 were eliminated as outliers; thus, the final data set for the study was 440 samples. The two-step approach of SEM was used to test the model and the study's hypotheses; first, the measurement model was measured to examine the validity and reliability of the data; next, the structural model was measured to test the hypotheses of the study and the fitness of the data to the model. The results of this study revealed several factors that can affect instructors’ adoption of a web-based learning system and which can enhance the web-based learning performance of instructors in the Rajabhat Universities and throughout higher education in Thailand.
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Wititsiri, Sunan. "Students' learning outcomes and perceptions of the learning environments in physical chemistry laboratory classes in Thailand." Thesis, Curtin University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/987.
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The purposes of this study were to analyse the learning environment, teacher-student interactions and educational outcomes in physical chemistry laboratory classrooms inThailand. In addition, the validation of the Chemistry Laboratory EnvironmentInventory (CLEI), the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) and Attitude Scale was examined. The sample was composed of 100 physical chemistry students in four Rajabhat Universities who responded to both Actual and Preferred Forms of the CLEI and QTI. Also, interviews and written stories were used with twelve students.Students' learning outcomes were investigated using a cognitive test, a practical test and the Attitude Scale. Before the questionnaires were used with the 100 students sample, the reliability and validity of the CLEI, QTI and Attitude Scale were confirmed with 198 tertiary science students in seven Rajabhat Universities. In addition, the results of students' interviews and written stories supported the validityof both the CLEI and QTI, and students improved their achievement outcomes. Thestudy found that there were differences between the students' preferred learningenvironments and what they perceived to be actually present. Associations were also found between students' perceptions of the classroom environment and student outcomes.
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Wititsiri, Sunan. "Students' learning outcomes and perceptions of the learning environments in physical chemistry laboratory classes in Thailand." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2007. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=17122.
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The purposes of this study were to analyse the learning environment, teacher-student interactions and educational outcomes in physical chemistry laboratory classrooms inThailand. In addition, the validation of the Chemistry Laboratory EnvironmentInventory (CLEI), the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) and Attitude Scale was examined. The sample was composed of 100 physical chemistry students in four Rajabhat Universities who responded to both Actual and Preferred Forms of the CLEI and QTI. Also, interviews and written stories were used with twelve students.Students' learning outcomes were investigated using a cognitive test, a practical test and the Attitude Scale. Before the questionnaires were used with the 100 students sample, the reliability and validity of the CLEI, QTI and Attitude Scale were confirmed with 198 tertiary science students in seven Rajabhat Universities. In addition, the results of students' interviews and written stories supported the validityof both the CLEI and QTI, and students improved their achievement outcomes. Thestudy found that there were differences between the students' preferred learningenvironments and what they perceived to be actually present. Associations were also found between students' perceptions of the classroom environment and student outcomes.
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Ketusiri, Anusak. "Lecturer receptivity to a major educational change in the context of planned change at Rajabhats in Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2004. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/791.
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In accordance with the National Education Act of t999, the educational system in Thailand was changed after 1999, the largest educational change in Thailand in 50 years. The achievable aims of the change were divided into eight main aspects covering, primary, secondary and higher education. These were: (1) ensuring access to basic education for all; (2) reform of the curriculum and learning processes; (3) encouraging participation and partnership in education; (4) restructuring of educational administration; (5) enhancing educational standards and quality assurance; (6) reform of teachers; faculty staff, and educational personnel; (7) mobilisation of resources and investment for education; and (8) utilisation of technologies for education. This study focuses on higher education and aims to: (1) investigate lecturer receptivity to the major change, in the context of planned educational change at Rajabhat Universities, (2) investigate the relationships between lecturer receptivity, and nine aspects to the change, and (3) investigate why Thai lecturers at Rajabhats hold the attitudes that they do. Lecturer receptivity was conceptualised as composed of nine aspects jointly influencing receptivity. They were: (I) attitude to the change in comparison with the previous system, (2) prac1icality in the classroom, (3) alleviation of concerns, (4) learning about the change, (5) participation in decision making.(6) personal cost appraisal, (7) collaboration with other lecturers, (8) opportunities for lecturer improvement, and (9) perceived value for students. For each aspect lecturers would have developed expectations that would, in part, influence their behaviours, and their receptivity to the change.