PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION MANAGEMENT TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR WORKFORCE READINESS IN EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (EEC)

Abstract

This research aims to 1) Study factors affecting work performance and 2) Propose guidelines for developing teaching activities in performing arts courses in the culturally diverse Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). This is a qualitative and mixed-method (multi-stage) research design. The target group consisted of 126 people. The research tools included interviews and focus group discussion notes. Data was analyzed using content analysis. The research findings revealed that: 1) Analysis of the personal factors of the sample group showed that the majority were female (63.8%) and male (36.1%), with the largest age group being 36 - 45 years. Overall, the majority of the sample were mid-career working adults, married, holding a bachelor's degree, operating at a level, and with 5 - 10years of work experience in organizations. 2) Analysis of the work factors of company employees in the EEC area showed that most of the nine aspects were at the highest level of opinion, except for cultural skills and intercultural understanding, which were at a high level. 3) A study of approaches to developing teaching activities in performing arts in the culturally diverse Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area found that teachers implemented activities involving surveying and studying local identity, integrating arts and culture, providing opportunities for expressing opinions, empirical studies, developing diverse skills, applying technology, community-friendly learning,
and promoting learning with cultural diversity. The focus was on creating performing arts works. From interviews, children in the EEC area, who work with people from many nationalities, indicated that learning through performing arts to understand each other's cultural roots would greatly reduce conflict.