HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES OF NAKHON PATHOM MUNICIPAL VOCATIONAL COLLEGE UNDER THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, NAKHON PATHOM MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to determine 1) the human resource development of Nakhon Pathom Municipal Vocational College, under the Office of Education of Nakhon Pathom Municipality, and 2) the human resource development guidelines of Nakhon Pathom Municipal Vocational College, under the Office of Education of Nakhon Pathom Municipality. This research was descriptive research using informants as the unit of analysis. The sample consisted of 52 administrators and teachers of Nakhon Pathom Municipal Vocational College. There were two types of research instruments: a questionnaire on human resource development based on Swanson and Holton's concept; and statistics used for data analysis: frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The semi-structured interview was conducted using content analysis. The results showed that 1. Overall, human resource development at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Vocational College is at a high level. When considering each aspect, it is found that one aspect is at the highest level and three aspects are at a high level. The arithmetic means values, from highest to lowest, are as follows: personal scope, followed by duty/work scope, followed by organizational scope, and finally personnel scope. The overall standard deviation is 0.64, indicating that respondents share the same or consistent opinions. 2. Human resource development approaches at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Vocational College, under the Nakhon Pathom Municipality Education Office. Data analysis revealed the three lowest mean values in each of the four aspects, totaling 36 approaches.