ความต้องการในการศึกษาต่อในระดับบัณฑิตศึกษา สาขาวิชาภาษาไทย คณะมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุบลราชธานี

Abstract

The objective of this article is to study the needs for continuing education at the graduate level together with offering graduate programs in Thai under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University according to learners’ needs. The informants expecting to further their studies at the graduate level of both master's and doctoral degrees were 96 personnel of various schools in the provinces of Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Amnat Charoen, and Yasothon, including recent graduating students. The results of the study were summarized as follows: regarding the needs for continuing education at the graduate level, 49 respondents, accounting for 51.04 percent as the greatest portion, had a desire to obtain Master of Arts (M.A.) in Thai, followed by 35 of those wishing to continue their doctoral level of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Thai, accounting for 36.46 percent, and the least portion of needs to pursue the continuing program of Master's and Doctoral degree in Thai was made by 12 respondents, 12.50 percent, respectively.

In terms of the needs for offering the graduate programs in Thai under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, the results suggest the necessity to offer the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Thai under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. Overall, the average is at the highest level ( ) = 4.95, with the need to offer graduate programs in Thai to fulfil the duties of recruitment and development of teachers and educational personnel. Next is the average ( ) = 1.17, as an unnecessary average, as there are no organizations in need of personnel in this field, and the lowest average ( ) = 1.04, as also an unnecessary average, as the programs are already being offered by other institutions.