published_or_final_version / Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-esteem inventory for Thai college women. Research questions included whether or not the developed inventory proved to be unidimensional or multidimensional and, if the latter proved to be the case, how many dimensions underlie the construct. The item pool consisted of 70 self-esteem statements derived from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (Adult Form), and items developed for this investigation. Responses to each item were based upon a four point, Likert-type scale. The Delphi technique was applied as the content validation method. As a result of the Delphi process, 68 items were retained and used as a pilot study instrument. The pilot study was conducted among 70 college- age women in Bangkok, Thailand. Based upon item discrimination criteria, 52 items were selected for the final test instrument. The reliability of the pilot study instrument was determined to be +.91, based upon the Hoyt-Stunkard method. The 52-item instrument was then administered to 531 college-age female students in Bangkok, Thailand. Internal consistency reliability was +.94. Factor analysis was utilized to establish construct validity, to determine the dimensionality of the self-esteem instrument, and to identify the number of latent factors related to self-esteem. The concept of self-esteem was found to be multidimensional. The final 36-item instrument which resulted from this study was assessed by Hoyt-Stunkard analysis of variance to assure its reliability. Internal consistency reliability for the final instrument was +.91. Findings revealed that seven factors which reflected characteristics of self-esteem among Thai women were clustered significantly. These factors consisted of: 1) sense of family relations, 2) sense of self-worth, 3) sense of adequacy, 4) sense of competence, 5) sense of efficacy, 6) sense of confidence, and 7) sense of social and peer relations. Conclusions and implications derived from the study will provide a contribution to educational and psychological fields and to related women studies. / Graduation date: 1993

The purpose of this study is to describe the history, development, problems, and issues related to achieving university status of South-East Asia College from 1974 to 1993. This historical research used records and documents from South-East Asia College and the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand as primary sources. Also interviews with the president, faculty and staff of South-East Asia College were used. Secondary Sources were reports and publications from the Ministry of University Affairs in Thailand. The areas of emphasis in the study were government policies on private higher education, legislation that initiated the founding of the college, the founder, the college's goals, financial sources, curriculum, library, faculty, students, and buildings. It was found that the Thai government encourages the establishment of private higher education institutions. The Private Higher Educational Institution Act of 1979 was enacted to allow private universities to be equal to government universities. South-East Asia College was founded in 1974 by the Khunya Plak Muanpiew Foundation with the purpose of training Thai students for industrial technologies and business sectors. The college requested university status in April, 1987. The first attempt was turned down. Four areas not meeting the requirements were the library, faculty, students, and buildings. The college made a second request in December, 1991, and the change in status of South-East Asia College to South-East Asia University was approved in March, 1992. Suggestion for further study include: (a) the study is limited to one private university; a further investigation should be made of the other private institutions; and (b) a study should be conducted to identify factors which will contribute to the future development of South-East Asia University.

The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of academic advising needs by faculty advisors and students at Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, using the Academic Advising Needs Questionnaire developed by Thomas H. Burke. The assessment is based on age, sex, education level, academic rank, years of advising, and number of advisees. The questionnaire consisted of 15 items, using a four-point rating scale. The population consisted of a total of 280 faculty members and 700 resident students at all seven faculties at Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 230 faculty members or 82.14 percent of the sampling and a total of 561 students or 80.14 percent of the sampling participated in this study. The t-test, Spearman s Coefficient of Rank Correlation, and Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance W were used in the follow-up assessment, with the level of significance at .05. Data were collected by means of two Academic Advising Needs Questionnaires for this study. Questionnaires were distributed to faculty advisors and students. While students revealed some degree of need in all advising areas, the five highest ranked items were: (1) serve as a student's personal reference for prospective employers and/or graduate goals, (2) assist students in obtaining part-time work experiences (paid or unpaid) which complement their career and/or educational goals, (3) assist students with career/vocational planning, (4) help students explore possible graduate/professional school study, and (5) provide students with academic advice and suggestions for scholastic improvement. Faculty responses indicated student need in all advising areas; the five highest ranked items were: (1) assist students with career/vocational planning, (2) help students explore possible graduate/professional school study, (3) assist students in selecting a major, (4) inform students of the employment opportunities in the students' intended fields of study, and (5) assist students in obtaining part-time work experiences (paid or unpaid) which complement their career and/or educational goals.

Des maladies vectorielles émergentes, comme la dengue, aggravent les crises de santé publique dans les mégapoles asiatiques de Bangkok (Thaïlande) et Delhi (Inde). Les liens entre les moustiques et l’environnement urbain ont été documentés mais la compréhension des mobilités humaines, en tant qu’élément primordial de diffusion des virus, reste un objet de recherche d'intérêt général à développer.En l'absence de données institutionnelles adaptées, notre recherche s'est d'abord orientée vers des enquêtes de terrain, puis sur la collecte, le traitement, la comparaison et la critique de données provenant d'acteurs majeurs d'Internet (Twitter, Facebook, Google, Microsoft). Leur potentiel varie selon les zones géographiques, mais elles permettent d'éclairer l'organisation et la structure des villes étudiées. De plus, elles font ressortir les temporalités et les interactions intra-urbaines. Toutefois, il semble encore difficilement envisageable de se passer de connaissances acquises in situ. En utilisant le concept d'espace d'activité, nous proposons une méthode permettant de produire des agendas individuels synthétiques, générés à partir de données Twitter et d'enquêtes de terrains. Il s'agit là d'une première étape dans l'élaboration d'un modèle de mobilité individu-centré à base d'agents. / Emerging vector-borne diseases such as dengue intensify public health crises in the Asian megacities of Bangkok (Thailand) and Delhi (India). The links between mosquitoes and the urban environment are well documented, but our understanding of human movement, as a key element of virus spreading, has yet to be fully explored as a research subject. Given the paucity in adequate or available institutional data, our research first focused on field surveys, and then on the collection, comparison and critique of data collected from major Internet platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Google, Microsoft). Their potential varies from one geographical area to another, still they shed light on the organization and structure of the studied cities. Moreover, they highlight intra-urban interactions and timeframes. However, carrying out such studies without knowledge acquired from the field seems unadapted. Using the concept of activity space, we propose a method to produce individual synthetic agendas, generated from Twitter data and field surveys. This is a first step in the development of an agent-based model of individual mobility.

published_or_final_version / abstract / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation

曼谷二手衣創業企劃書 / Women enjoy buying clothes, they keep filling new items in their closet, in the mean time, there are items they do not want to wear due to various reasons, which leads to a huge number of garments waste, only a small amount of them create monetary value to the owner. Wouldn’t it be great, if girls can maximize or make more value out of their old clothes by selling them? Re-vivi will help girls turning their unused clothes into another source of their income, on the other hand, help the buyer save more money by offer them cheap second hand clothes. Re-vivi will receive clothes from seller, and distribute items through flea market, social media, instant message application and e-commerce online store. As an agent, the revenue will come from us taking some commission from clothes owner. According to the survey, Bangkokian ladies admitted that they want to sell their clothes, but time and effort are two main issues that stop them. Other reasons include they do not know where to sell and the efforts of selling might not worth the money they receive. At Re-vivi, we want to start a business applying a lean startup approach: first by build the model solving the problem, developing a minimum viable product to begin the process of learning as quickly as possible, we will then measure and re-build the model on those measure metric over and over again. Therefore, during the first six months, we will receive the garments from the seller and distribute them in the flea market and social media, we will see if the model works well before start to build an e-commerce website based on the experience. This paper may not be a huge successful business plan, but there will not be a huge capital loss, as we will use the minimal investment. We may also develop some other plans along the way, because the main goal is to monetize from the clothes waste from those who think that: “it would be great if I can sell those items I do not want anymore”. Keywords: Second hand clothes, Used clothes, Flea market, Shopaholic

Mitad Argentina, mitad la republica de Bangkok, de esa mezcla radial entre realidad y la ficción Lalo Mir y compañía gestaron uno de los programas radiales humorísticos más innovadores de la historia de la radio. Corrían los tiempos de la primavera democrática en la Argentina, Daniel Grinbank dirigía la FM Rock & Pop y confió en Lalo para la conducción de un simple programa de discos. Era el furor de pasar música las 24hs del día, un concepto original en los tiempos de la primavera democrática Argentina. Pero la palabra que representaba “la voz de la calle” le ganaría la pulseada a la música, a la seriedad vacía de contenido, a un modo de hacer que estaba contra las cuerdas. Un Renault 12 convertido de manera provisoria en hogar para un Lalo Mir separado, fue el ambiente móvil donde junto a Quique Prossen y Bobby Flores y luego Douglas Vinci, sus compañeros de ruta. Ellos le dieron forma a unas palabras que se asomaron por el eter radial el jueves 23 de Abril de 1987: “Aquí Radio Bangkok”. En el programa “Radio Bangkok” trabaja un ya genial conductor y editor de radio, Lalo Mir, dos musicalizadotes que eran Boby Flores y Enrique (Quique) Prosen, y un creativo, un artista plástico, Douglas Vinci que se integra en tercer término. Tanto Boby como Quique pasaron al aire con Lalo luego de unas semanas con un solo conductor. El programa pasaba a tener tres voces y luego se sumaría Douglas. Era un programa donde las voces dejaban de ser meticulosas y cuidadas como lo venían siendo hasta entonces. El ciclo se identificaba con la trasgresión. Era una época de cambios vertiginosos. Los cuatro eran jóvenes que venían de sufrir una etapa oscura y tenían algo que decir, a su modo, con un lenguaje urbano, como en la casa, adaptado a la radio, con un mensaje cifrado en el código juvenil de trato informal, en confianza, tratando los temas que tocaban os grupos de amigos. Rock & Pop puso en evidencia la fuerte presencia de los jóvenes en la radio, con un humor surrealista destinado a un tipo de joven de clase media ilustrada, porque había un código cómplice que entender y era complejo. Después fue bajando el nivel social y el mensaje se hizo más abierto. El otro tipo de público se sentía identificado dentro de diferentes radios que apostaban a pocas palabras y a una música un tanto más comercial. Bangkok era trasgresor en tanto producía un discurso propio volcado al humor y la ironía, explotando los recursos de la radio con efectos, jingles, producciones artísticas creativas con la tecnología del momento. El lenguaje era trasgresor para lo concebido como forma de hablar al aire. Se expresaban como la gente, hasta incluso si era necesario se escuchaban algunas “puteadas”. La acidez de Lalo Mir se activaba frente al micrófono cada vez que su voz se detiene en observaciones irónicas y absurdas, de lo que pasaba en los noticieros. La provocación que hizo de Bangkok el primer quiebre en el estilo de conducción por frecuencia modulada e inspiró a una nueva generación de conductores, cuyo referente más visible es hoy Mario Pergolini. Lalo Mir, "Ese programa partía siempre del diario, pero visto desde Bangkok, y tomando esa realidad con el absurdo y la ridiculez más grandes." Así resume Mir un estilo que consistía en parodiar las noticias del día, vistas desde la capital de Tailandia. Radio Bangkok lo hacíamos cuatro pibes que éramos de la calle. No estábamos bien organizados para sostener algo “serio”, pero con Lalo, Quique y Douglas teníamos años de radio encima y dentro de ese caos sabíamos perfectamente lo que hacíamos. A favor no teníamos nada: ni plata, ni influencias, ni buena imagen, pero compartíamos el gusto con la gente. Nadie se bancaba más la radio que había en los 80s, era como un boxeador cuando lo ves que tuvo su momento de gloria y ya no gana hace 2 años, la estructura radial era esa y justo aparecimos nosotros. En esa época en la AM habían pesos pesados como Héctor Larrea y Antonio Carrizo, pero cuando arrancamos en FM a la mañana no había nada, era como hoy tener un programa en Internet. No había un plan pensado sobre como lograr un gran éxito, todos teníamos un laburo más importante y nos divertíamos haciendo Radio Bangkok. “Bangkok era genial que estuviera, no éramos genios. Escuchabas temas que la AM no permitía, pasábamos música como The Cult, The Doors y las cosas se decían como la hablábamos nosotros, con el “lenguaje” de la calle. Nosotros habíamos sufrido una dictadura militar donde tenías que comportarte de determinada manera para que no te jodieran, porque si no directamente te mataban, eso generó gente como nosotros: una generación golpeada. Los realizadores de Radio Bangkok ven a la distancia que era una época muy difícil para preproducir, Douglas Vinci recuerda que: “era otro mundo, otro acceso a la música, no había información, no conocíamos la cara de Eric Clapton, no sabíamos si Bob Marley era negro o blanco, hoy con Internet te parece increíble pero era así”. No sé cómo se dio, pero hubo un momento en el qué explotó todo y nosotros ya estábamos adentro. Nunca supimos por donde empezó esa explosión pero sí vivimos los efectos, venía la gente de la tele a hacernos notas, las modelos a sacarse fotos, una verdadera locura. Hay que tener en cuenta que fuimos la primer radio generada en democracia, en ese momento Rock & Pop era lo que la gente quería, alguien tenía que rehacer la radio. Éramos uno de los emergentes de una sociedad callada que catapultó a personajes como Jorge Lanata, Ricardo Piglia, Rodrigo Fresán, Los Redondos y muchos más que hoy son referentes. / Tesis de producción sonora acompañada de una carpeta que complementa el trabajo con una indagación sobre los consumos culturales de los años 80.

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of describing the secondary school principalship as perceived by selected principals and teachers in Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of this study are (1) to collect selected demographic data about the secondary school principals and teachers in government and private schools, and (2) to measure and determine the relative effectiveness of principals of government and private secondary schools in Bangkok, Thailand, as perceived by secondary school principals and teachers. The conclusions of this study are as follows: (1) principals in government and private secondary schools appear equivalent in professional preparation as measured by highest degree held, (2) principals in government and private secondary schools earn equivalent salaries, (3) teachers in private secondary schools have less professional preparation than teachers in government secondary schools, (4) teachers in government schools are better paid than teachers in private schools, (5) principals in both government and private secondary schools perceived their effectiveness as higher than did the teachers in those schools.

This investigation sought to examine the congruence or the lack of congruence of educational goals in Level Four Adult-Continuing Education Programs in Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of the study were to identify the actual and ideal goals of Level Four Adult-Continuing Education Programs and to determine whether any significant differences existed in the perceptions of educational goals of the programs among students, teachers, and administrators.