TEACHING AND LEARNING DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THAI HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN CONTEXT OF THAILAND EDUCATION 4.0

Abstract

          The objectives of this article were to: 1) evaluate and analyze the knowledge process of Humanities and Social Sciences in Thai Higher Education Institutions and 2) develop teaching and learning of Humanities and Social Sciences subjects for Undergraduate Students at Dusit Thani College, Bangkok. This research was an experimental research are 3 research steps: Step 1: Comprehensive analysis of knowledge, humanities and social sciences courses in Thai higher education institutions; Step 2: Teaching development for humanities and social sciences. General Education Dusit Thani College, and Step 3: summarizing, evaluating and developing the teaching and learning of humanities and social sciences General Education Dusit Thani College The group of informants purposive sampling into 4 groups: 1) General education agencies of 26 Thai higher education institutions, 2) administrators and experts of 11 persons, 3) students of 321 persons, and 4) teachers of 7 persons. Use In - depth interview and focus group. It analyzes averages, standard deviations, percentages, and classification of data and synthesizes the overall summary. The research results found that: 1) knowledge process of Humanities and Social Sciences is an integrated teaching model and active learning and factors affecting teaching. There are 3 factors: 1.1) Knowledge, ability of instructors, 1.2) teaching materials, and 1.3) support from faculty and universities. And 2) Guidelines for develop teaching and learning. There are 3 input factors: 2.1) Curriculum Development, 2.2) Teaching Development, and 2.3) Teacher development focuses on the development of modern, diverse and suitable subjects in thailand 4.0 in the 21 century, in line with the strategy of higher education institutions, which provides students with soft skills and hard skills. In a holistic manner based on the 21 century change.