The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge and skills important for effective job performance by Functional Literacy and Family Life Planning (FLFLP) teachers, and the extent to which training is needed to develop such knowledge and skills. Two populations were surveyed. A randomly selected sample of 114 FLFLP teachers and their supervisors from Uttaradit, Phrae, and Nan provinces in Thailand responded to a questionnaire designed to collect data for the study. The questionnaire items covered 57 competencies in six broad areas drawn from the related literature. Means and rank orders of responses were used to determine the importance of and training needed for the competencies. The t-test was used to determine whether or not there were perceptional differences between the two groups of respondents. Chi-square was used to determine associations between teachers' perceptions of the importance of competencies and selected personal characteristics. The level of significance was .05. / Major findings were as follows: (a) There were no significant differences between FLFLP teachers and supervisors in their perceptions of the importance of selected professional competencies (p > .05). (b) There were no significant differences between FLFLP teachers and supervisors in their perceptions of the professional competencies which should be developed through inservice training (p > .05). (c) There were no significant associations between FLFLP teachers and their perceptions of the importance of professional competencies, or their perceptions of the professional competencies which should be developed through inservice training and any of the five independent variables: age, sex, level of education, areas of specialization indicated by college degree, years of experience in FLFLP programs. (d) Inservice training covering the 10 most important competencies should be provided as soon as possible, as teachers do not now have adequate knowledge and skills to perform effectively. (e) The content of teacher training programs should encompass all 57 competencies, with greatest emphasis placed on the first 10 competencies. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-09, Section: A, page: 2730. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75399 |
| Contributors | TANGCHUANG, RAHAN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 191 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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