FACTORS AFFECTING THE CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN TEACHERS AT BILINGGUAL SCHOOLS IN PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

                   This research aimed to study 1) the level of factors related to the curriculum and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province, 2) the competency level of curriculum and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province, and 3) the factors affecting the curriculum and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in   Pathum Thani province.

             The population in this research consisted of 422 school administrators and teachers of bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province. The research instrument used
for collecting data was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire with the reliability of .97. The data were analyzed using the statistical devices: mean, and multiple regression analysis - the enter method.

            The research results were as follows: 1) The factors related to the curriculum and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province had an overall mean of 4.32 at a high level. 2) The level of competency of the curriculum and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province had an overall mean of 4.37 at a high level. 3) The factors affecting the curriculum management competencies and learning management of foreign teachers at bilingual schools in Pathum Thani province were performance motivation, support of school administrators, attitude towards the teaching profession, together with teaching and learning environment and atmosphere. These factors could predict the curriculum management competencies and learning management of foreign teachers in bilingual schools 51.1% at a significance level of 0.01.