The Study of Learning Management Status to Encourage Agricultural Entrepreneurial Skills of High Vocational Certificate Students in College of Agriculture and Technology in the Central Region of Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the learning management status of colleges of agriculture and technology in the central region and 2) study the skills of agricultural entrepreneurship of students at diploma students of vocational education level at colleges of agriculture and technology in the central region. This quantitative research employed questionnaires to collect data from 265 high vocational certificate students at colleges of agriculture and technology in the academic year 2022 from the population of 850 students. The size of the sample was determined by using the ready-made tables of Krejcie and Morgan. The research statistics included frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The research showed that: 1) the overall learning management status of the colleges of agriculture and technology in the central region was at a moderate level. The aspect with the highest level was learning environment followed by the measurement and evaluation of learning outcomes, and the least was teaching media. 2) The overall agricultural entrepreneurship skills of the sample group was at a moderate level with the highest aspect on information technology skills followed by coordination skills while the least was the well-being skills.