A STUDY OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS OF SCHOOL IN FACTORY PROGRAM : A CASE STUDY OF PILOT PROJECT OF ACADEMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LANNA AND BDI GROUP
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The development of industrial sector in Thailand has been implemented to develop technologies into Industry 4.0. Thus, work in all sectors requires further development to increase competitiveness, particularly for educational sector that needs adaptation to catch up with rapid changes. School in factory (SiF) process is an instructional management in a form of work-integrated learning. To clarify, students learn and practice in establishments, along with instruction of regular courses in curriculums throughout their studies. As a consequence, they possess proficiency, knowledge, and the ability to catch up with current technologies. Creating benefits and a guideline on new educational management to support future changes, the researchers studied SiF process with the key objectives to study appropriateness of SiF; and to study problems, obstacles, and guidelines on solutions of instructional management. A questionnaire and an interview form were used. The informants included personnel involving in instructional management of this pilot project, i.e., five curriculum officers, two project officers, 25 teachers, 20 mentors at the establishment, and nine graduates. According to the study, it was found that the curriculum design was in accordance with the needs of the establishment. The provided courses could be applied in real.
Admission should be clearly clarified in terms of learning styles and living during the study. For instructional management, the duration should be adjusted to be flexible in accordance with the establishment. Teachers should adjust their instruction techniques. Teachers should be developed for their better efficiency of this teaching style. In addition to the graduation, all students who passed SiF process were employed right after graduation.
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