A Development of the Administration Model of Teacher Training Center of the Faculty of Industrial Education at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang

Abstract

This research objectives were to develop and assess the administration model of teacher training center of the Faculty of Industrial Education of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang (Id.Ed. Faculty of KMITL). The research was divided into two stages. The first stage was a developmemt of the administration model of teacher training center. Purposive sampling was used to select the sample which comprised of  12 directors from teacher training center of higher education institutes in Thailand. The tool used for data collection  was structured interview,  and the data were analyzed by using content analysis. The second stage of the research project was to assess the administration model of teacher training center of Id.Ed. faculty of KMITL. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling and consisted of seven academic steering committee of Id.Ed. faculty of KMITL including three experts in teacher training from higher education institutes. The tool for data collection was a five-rating point scale questionnaire.  The data were analyzed by using mean and standard deviation. The results of this study show that the administration model of teacher training center of the Id.Ed. faculty of KMITL is made up of several key components. These are: the structure of teacher training center; the knowledge, skills, and attributes of the center’s personnel; the shared values of the center; the  work system of the center ; the center’s administration style; the center’s working strategies; and supporting factors which have led to the center’s achievement. The standards of the administration model in terms of Utility, Feasibility, Propriety, and Accuracy were at high level (= 4.41).