The Model of Professional Teacher Development in Elementary Level
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The research article consisted of the following objectives: 1) to study the desirable conditions of professional teachers at the elementary level; 2) to study a model for professional teacher development at the elementary level; and 3) to assess the propriety, feasibility, and utility of a model for professional teacher development at the elementary level. The study was divided into 3 phases: the 1st phase on studying the desirable conditions of professional teachers at the elementary level. The population was 11,551 teachers under Buriram Primary Education Service Area Office 1-4 from the academic year B.E. 2562, while a sample group consisted of 400 persons and chosen by means of stratified random sampling; the 2nd phase on developing a model for professional teacher development at the elementary level; and the 3rd phase on assessing the propriety, feasibility, and utility of a model for professional teacher development at the elementary level. The results of the research are as follows: 1. The desirable conditions of professional teachers at the elementary level in Buriram province overall are found to be at a high level ( = 4.28, S.D. = 0.74). When considering each aspect, it is found that the aspect on analysis, synthesis, and research is at the highest level (
= 4.47, S.D. = 0.69), followed by the aspect on the creation of learning media and arrangement of learning activities (
= 4.43, S.D. = 0.60). While the aspect on the relationship building and cooperation with community for learning management is at the lowest level (
= 4.06, S.D. = 1.04). 2. A model for professional teacher development at the elementary level consists of the integration between the building of a mentoring system and clinical supervision in order to earn the highest achievement. 3. From assessing the propriety, feasibility, and utility of a model for professional teacher development at the elementary level, it is found that the propriety of a model is at a high level (
= 4.47, S.D. = 0.72). The feasibility of a model is at a high level (
= 4.28, S.D. = 0.48). Lastly, the utility of a model is at a high level (
= 4.42, S.D. = 0.65).
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