DEVELOPING GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE CURRICULUM AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY OF TEACHERS UNDER THE OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN KHONKAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

          The purposes of research were to 1) to investigate the current situations, desirable situations and needs of enhancing curriculum and learning management competency of teachers under the office of vocational Education in Khonkaen province, 2) to develop the guidelines for enhancing curriculum and learning management competency of teachers. The study was divided into 2 phases. Phase 1 was the study related to the current situations, desirable situations and needs. The sample of the study was 276 consisted of the head of departments and teachers in schools. The instrument used was questionnaire. The participants in phase 2 were 9 people who distributed the study of the guidelines consisted of school administrators, the head of departments and teachers. The participants who evaluated the guidelines were 5 people. The instruments used in the study comprised of interview questions, evaluation form. The statistics used were percentage, mean and standard deviation.

          The research results revealed that: 1) The current situations of curriculum and learning management competency of teachers under the office of vocational Education in Khonkaen province shown that overall rated in more level, when considered into each aspect of the guidelines yielded that overall rated in more level. The desirable situations yielded that overall rated in more level. Needs of curriculum and learning management competency of teachers shown that the most needed was learning design, the least needed was students centered learning management respectively. 2) The guidelines for enhancing curriculum and learning management competency of teachers in schools under the office of vocational Education in Khonkaen province comprised of 5 elements and 27 guidelines. The results of evaluation yielded that elements of the guidelines rated the appropriateness and possibility in the most level.