A STUDY OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, ESSENTIAL NEEDS, AND GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO CREATE A MODERN LEARNING SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: REGION 1

Abstract

The purpose of this research article was to study the current conditions, essential needs and guidelines for managing vocational education to create a modern learning society in the Southern Vocational Education Institute: Region 1, with research methods including
1) studying the current conditions and essential needs of vocational education management to create a modern learning society in Southern Vocational Education Institute: Region 1 by using a questionnaire for a sample of 223 people, with statistics used in data analysis including percentage, mean, standard deviation, and PNI. 2) Study guidelines for vocational education management to create a modern learning society in Southern Vocational Education Institutions: Region 1 with group interviews with 9 key informants. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The results found that 1) Vocational education management to create a modern learning society in the Southern Vocational Education Institutions: Region 1, had the current condition overall with practices at a moderate level. There should be a condition where overall there should be practice at the highest level and the overall necessity index value was equal to 0.43. When considering each aspect, it was found that learning together as a team had the highest need value first, followed by the use of technology and communication, learning dynamics, management and knowledge transfer and systems thinking, respectively. 2) Vocational education management guidelines to create a modern learning society in the Southern Vocational Education Institute: Region 1, included the components of vocational education management to create a new era learning society in the Southern Vocational Education Institute: region 1 in all 5 aspects: systems thinking, Learning dynamics, Learning together as a team, Knowledge management and transfer, Use of technology and communication and management processes (POLC) including Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling.