CHANGE PROCESS AND NEW TRENDS OF MUSIC TEACHING: A CASE STUDY OF BANSOMDEJCHAOPRAYA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This is part of a qualitative research that aimed to study: 1) To compare the types of teaching and learning management of Music in Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University in three ages during the years 1970-2011: 2) To investigate the relationship between the types of teaching and learning management and the quality of graduates in three ages during the years 1970-2011: 3) To find out the trends of effective management of the teaching and learning music to comply with the direction and development of the music education in the future.

The results revealed that, supporting factors that affected music teaching in each period depended on the change of the management system and status which was determined by the administrators. The administration in each period followed the vision and strategy established by the university. The study revealed the five supporting factors: 1) human, there are more and higher quality of personnel which support the curriculumûs needs; 2) materials and instruments, there were sufficient number, and they were appropriate for the music technology; 3) funds, there were higher expenses, but there were other financial resources, not only from the university; 4) management, there was an established faculty unit which directly took responsibility for music teaching which led to effective management; and 5) curriculum, the curriculum was developed based on learnersû needs. The supportive factors will be changed based on the social, economical, and changing trends of music education in the 21st Century.