M.Ed. (Media Science) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.Ed. / The main aim of the study is to develop an appropriate curriculum framework for Communication Studies at teacher training institutions. 4 This aim will require: 1.3.1 Identifying the basic principles involved in developing a curriculum framework; 1.3.2 Identifying the basic guidelines underlying a course in Communication Studies; and finally 1.3.3 Identifying the needs of student teachers in Communication Studies from the perspective of teacher educators

The full text of this thesis/dissertation is not available online. Pending permission from the author/supervisor access may be provided on <a href="mailto:upetd@up.ac.za">request.</a> Read the abstract in the section 00front of this document. / Thesis (PhD (Education Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

The purpose of study was to compare job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction among faculty members at six teachers colleges in the Bangkok metropolitan area with respect to age, gender, length of experience, level of education, administrative position, academic rank, department, faculties, and salary. The findings of this research were compared with previous studies of Vatthaisong (1982) and Karoonlanjakorn (1986), which measured job satisfaction among faculty members in the Northeastern part and in the non-metropolitan areas of Central Thailand. Additionally, this inquiry expanded the two previous studies and speculated on the possibility that Herzberg's two-factor theory is adaptable to Thai faculty members in Thailand. The instrument consisted of ten demographic items and a 67-statement questionnaire. The questionnaire was based on Herzberg's two-factor theory, and used a five-point rating scale for ten facets of job satisfaction/dissatisfaction. The total stratified random sampling population was made up of 400 faculty members from six teachers colleges in the Bangkok metropolitan area. The returned rate for questionnaires was 383 (95.75%). Frequency, percentage, mean, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Scheffe method were used for analyses. The level of significance was set at .05. The findings of this study indicated that faculty members with high ages, high work, experiences, high salaries, high academic ranks, high levels of education, and high administrative positions were more satisfied with their jobs than faculty members with lower rankings in these demographic variables. Male faculty members were more satisfied than female faculty members. The results of this research were similar to Vatthaisong's and different from Karoonlanjakorn's. The faculty members of Vatthaisong's inquiry and those of the present study were satisfied with their jobs in every facet except salary, while Karoonlanjakorn's findings reported that no areas of dissatisfaction were revealed. Because the factors described in Herzberg's theory were not the same as those determined in this study, Herzberg's two-factor theory may not be suitable for use with Thai faculty members in Thailand.

This study investigated the current status of Thai teacher institutions in regard to environmental problems and proposed an environmental curriculum system for teacher training in Thailand. An interview questionnaire was designed to gather descriptive data about selected Thai teacher institutions, teaching strategies utilized in environmental-related courses, and the employment of ten selected environmental-related problems in three aspects: (1) courses offered at Thai teacher institutions, (2) environmental research conducted by faculty members of Thai teacher institutions, and (3) environmental services provided to the public by faculty members of Thai teacher institutions. Of the seventeen Thai traditional teacher institutions considered, representatives from fifteen (88 percent) were interviewed.

Thesis (MEd) -- Stellenbosch University, 1981. / Bibliography / Theses -- Education / Dissertations -- Curriculum studies / Theses -- Curriculum studies / No abstract available

The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among physical education instructors at Teachers Colleges in Thailand by using the Faculty Job Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction Scale developed by Olin R. Wood, which was translated into the Thai language by Vatthaisong. The investigation was based on the 10 facets of job satisfaction selected from Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory: achievement, growth, interpersonal relations, policy and administration, recognition, responsibility, salary, supervision, the work itself, and working conditions. The questionnaire consisted of 68 items. A 6-point rating scale was used for the 10 facets of job satisfaction. A total of 169 physical education instructors from 36 Teachers Colleges in Thailand, or 86.22% of the population, participated in this study. For this investigation, frequencies, percentages, one-way ANOVA, and the Scheffe method were used for data analysis. Significance was established at the .05 level. From the findings of this study it could be concluded that physical education instructors were satisfied with their jobs. The major sources of satisfaction were ranked as follows: interpersonal relations, the work itself, achievement, recognition, responsibility, working conditions, growth, policy and administration, supervision, and salary. The gender variable did not contribute significantly to job satisfaction, while region, age, level of education, work position, years of teaching experience, and salary level did contribute significantly to job satisfaction. There were no significant differences between the overall job satisfaction (item 68) of the physical education instructors and their demographic classifications. The levels of overall job satisfaction derived from the 10 facets and item 68 were similar. Thus it could be concluded that physical education instructors at Teachers Colleges in Thailand were satisfied with their jobs.

The purpose for choosing this study was to compare the perceptions of the role of presidents in teachers colleges in Northeastern Thailand. The study groups included the presidents, the administrative staff, and the teaching faculty within these colleges.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:56:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberta Rotta Messias de Andrade.pdf: 1141461 bytes, checksum: 9a66be308c05f40677856e1d54a5795a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research focuses on teacher professional development of teachers of Colleges of Technology. The objectives were: identify who are these teachers who work at Colleges of Technology and joined the teaching profession, how are their views on the teaching profession, which sources they considered most important for the professional development, and what are the educational needs perceived by them. A survey research was conducted with 101 teachers working in Colleges of Technology in three Higher Education Institutions (IES) in the city of São Paulo. Part of the teachers working in Higher Education Technology, 37%, followed some mid-level technical course, everyone took graduate, 70% completed post-graduate-sense, 49% is a master completed and 5% finished the Doctor degree. The majority, 67% had no formal teacher training. Among the teachers: 65% are male, 75% are between 30 and 49 years, 45% has two children, 54% work between 11 and 30 hours in the teaching profession (54%) and 68% asserted to engage in other professional activities. Most of the teachers have professional experienced outside of teaching for more years than in teaching and 59% are employed with a formal contract. In general, teachers work in more than one graduate course, among them Bachelor, and teacher education courses and subject matters related to specific knowledge of their professional occupation. Start the teaching profession was encouraged by others: teachers from school, undergraduate courses, graduate courses, their students or peers. For them, teaching is understood as knowledge mediation, transmission of knowledge, a mission, personal fulfillment, and opportunity for continuous learning. Among the sources of teacher professional development, the most cited is their practice of everyday life, followed by close observation of the development of students with whom they work, and exchange experiences with colleagues in the working group. They asserted that the most important knowledge to teach is the pedagogical knowledge and specific knowledge. The most cited skill is knowing how to communicate clearly. Teaching attitudes are: patience, dedication, commitment and dynamism. The main educational needs perceived by teachers are related to the acquisition of didactic and pedagogic knowledge / Esta pesquisa tem como foco o desenvolvimento profissional de docentes atuantes em Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia. Os objetivos foram: conhecer quem são os professores que atuam em nesses cursos; como ingressaram na docência; quais suas concepções sobre a profissão docente; quais as fontes que consideram mais importantes para o desenvolvimento profissional; e quais as necessidades de formação percebidas por eles. Foi realizada uma pesquisa do tipo survey, com 101 professores atuantes em Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia em três Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) da cidade de São Paulo. Parte dos professores atuantes em Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia, 37%, fez algum curso técnico de nível médio, todos fizeram graduação, 70% concluiu Pós-graduação lato-senso, 49% é mestre e 5% concluiu o doutorado. A maioria, 67%, não teve formação pedagógica formal. Encontrou-se que entre os docentes: 65% é do sexo masculino; 75% tem entre 30 e 49 anos; 45% tem até dois filhos; 54% trabalha entre 11 e 30 horas semanais no magistério (54%); e 68% declarou exercer outra atividade profissional. Os professores, em sua maioria, possuem tempo de experiência profissional fora do magistério maior do que o tempo no magistério e 59% são contratados com carteira de trabalho assinada. Em geral, os professores atuam em mais de um curso de graduação, entre eles Bacharelados e Licenciaturas, em disciplinas de conhecimento específico à profissão que desempenham. O ingresso na docência foi incentivado por terceiros: professores de escola, de graduação, de Pós-graduação, ou colegas de trabalho. Para eles, a docência é entendida como: mediação do conhecimento; transmissão do conhecimento; uma missão; realização pessoal; e possibilidade de aprendizado contínuo. Entre as fontes de desenvolvimento profissional docente, a mais citada é a prática do dia a dia, seguida da observação atenta do desenvolvimento dos alunos com os quais trabalham, e a troca de experiências com os colegas no grupo de trabalho. Os conhecimentos mais importantes para eles são o conhecimento pedagógico ou didático geral e o conhecimento do conteúdo da disciplina. A habilidade mais citada é saber comunicar-se de forma clara. As atitudes necessárias à docência são: paciência, dedicação, comprometimento e dinamismo. A principal necessidade de formação percebida pelos docentes relaciona-se com a aquisição de conhecimento didático-pedagógico

The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the academic advising needs of students as perceived by students and faculty advisors through faculty advising functions in the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand. Fifteen faculty advising functions were included in a questionnaire validated by a panel of three judges. The questionnaires were distributed to students and faculty advisors in the six teachers' colleges by two selected research assistants. A total of 180 faculty advisors and 540 junior and senior teacher training students at the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand, were selected using stratified random sampling. The usable and complete questionnaires received included 109 from faculty advisors (60.56 per cent) and 350 from students (64.81 per cent). The t-test, the Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance W, and the Spearman's Coefficient of Rank Correlation were employed to determine and compare the differences, the agreements, and the relationships of academic advising needs of students as perceived by students and faculty advisors, respectively. Analyses of the data revealed that students and faculty advisors in the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand, perceived a mismatch between student advising needs now being fulfilled and student advising needs that should be fulfilled. Apparently, the academic advising programs in the teachers' colleges were not meeting the student needs. However, for student advising needs which should be fulfilled, both students and faculty advisors ranked personal, vocational and career, and academic areas very high. Overall, students and faculty seemed to agree on the advising needs which should be fulfilled.