@article{Rueanphibun_2022, place={Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand}, title={GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF DISTRICT SERVICE UNITS, UTTARADIT SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER}, volume={9}, url={https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JMND/article/view/263276}, abstractNote={<p>This research article aims to study the problems and demands of the learning environment within Uttaradit Special Education Center and develop management approaches to address these problems. The study was conducted using qualitative research methods. Research populations were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 34 people, including teachers, and caregivers of disabled children. During the study’s first phase, the data collection was based on structural interviews with this group of populations and content analysis. The second group had a total of 8 people including executives of the Special Education Center, Special Education scholars, university professors, and external assistance supervisors. Data collection of the study’s second phase was proceeded by a group discussion and content analysis. The results showed that the problems and demands were found in two sections. The first section was the arrangement of the learning environment within the classroom for children with mental retardation, children with disabilities or physical movement, and children with autism. The other section was the arrangement of the learning environment outside the classroom. Thus, the management approaches for the learning environment enhancement in Uttaradit Special Education Center are to arrange the suitable space for individual student’s disability conditions, to allocate space for practicality, to provide a special desk for students with different disability characteristics, to arrange space to help stimulate student’s senses and lastly, to provide ramps, handrails, canopies covering walkways for safety reasons and facilities for students using wheelchairs.</p>}, number={8}, journal={Journal of MCU Nakhondhat}, author={Rueanphibun , Areewan}, year={2022}, month={Aug.}, pages={146–161} }