MODEL OF POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE RESEARCHER FOR GRADUATE TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTORS IN INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER 3

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the potential of being a researcher of graduate technology instructors, 2) create a model for improving the researcher potential of instructors and 3) study the results of using the model to develop the potential of being researchers of the graduate technology instructors. The samples of this research were 50 vocational instructors from 5 colleges of Institute of vocational education central region 3 by selecting 10 instructors from each college by purposive sampling method.

The results were  :

1. The potential of being a researcher of graduate technology instructors consisting of 6 aspects, the pursuit of knowledges ,understanding of research methods in thinking, knowing and understanding oneself, learning methodology and communication


2. The increasing potential model is to promote graduate technology instructors 4 characteristics; 1) promotion of self-awareness, 2) team building andteam work, 3) pursuing knowledge and self-development by implementing research, and 4) reflecting their own learning experiences. There were 4 steps of learning management which were experience, presentation, discussion and conclusion and reflections


3. The results of the increasing potential model for graduate technology instructors were

3.1 The graduate technology instructors had an average score of self-perception about researcher potential higher than before the experiment

3.2 The graduate technology instructors had an average score of self-perception about their ability to enhance their work after the experiment, it was significantly higher than before the experiment

3.3 The graduate technology instructors had the potential to be researchers in all aspects, and capable of empowering self-employed in accordance with self-awareness.