Teachers’ Opinions towards Aesthetic Experiences Arrangement for Preschoolers in the Demonstration School under Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation in Bangkok
Keywords:
aesthetic experiences, teachers’ opinions, preschoolersAbstract
The purpose of this research was to study teachers’ opinions towards aesthetic experiences arrangement for preschoolers in 3 aspects; perspective towards aesthetic experiences, aesthetic process, and environment arrangement. Population comprised 65 class teachers and teacher assistants in the demonstration school under Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation in Bangkok. The research tool was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by percentage, means and standard deviation. The research results found that the teachers’ opinions towards aesthetic experiences arrangement for preschoolers in all 3 aspects performed at the highest level (µ = 4.65). Regarding each aspect, it was found that perspective towards aesthetic experiences was the highest mean score (µ = 4.73), followed by aesthetic process (µ = 4.68) and environment arrangement
(µ = 4.55).
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