An Assessment of the Bachelor of Education Program in Industrial Technology Education, Faculty of Education, Burapha University

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) study the current students and the graduates’ opinions towards the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education, 2) study opinions of the school administrators and the corporate related to the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education, and 3) investigate opinions of the experts, the lecturers, and the program committee member towards the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education based on the CIPP Model. The study employed an evaluation research approach, collecting the data form the population used in this research including 1) three experts, 2) five committee members in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education, Faculty of Education, Burapha University, 3) five lecturers in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education, Faculty of Education, Burapha University. The sample groups used in this study were: 1) fifty students who are studying in the B.Ed. program in Industrial Technology Education, Faculty of Education, Burapha University, 2) fifty graduates from the B.Ed. program in Industrial Technology Education Faculty of Education, Burapha University, and 3) five school administrators and corporate that the graduates from the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education have been working with. The research instruments were questionnaires and construct interviews related to the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education.
The research findings were summarized as follows:
1. Overall the current students and the graduates’ opinions towards the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in Industrial Technology Education were appropriate at the high level ( = 4.13, SD =0.49).
2. Overall school administrators and corporate’ opinion towards graduates from the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology education who have been working with were appropriate at the high level ( = 4.41, SD =0.52).
3. Three experts, five program committee members, and five lecturers’ opinion towards Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program in industrial technology that the philosophy of the program and objectives of the program were clear, appropriate, and applicable. However, the process of transferring credits should be reduced or improved the curriculum into the continuing two-year program. Moreover, documents, textbooks, books, and other media should be provided, especially online media to be used more in Industrial Technology Education. Overall the quality of students from the B.Ed. program in Industrial Technology Education met objective of the program. However, disciplines, responsibility, ability to communicate in foreign languages, and time management should be promoted more for the students.