Professional and Cross-cultural Competences of Thai Graduates to Work in ASEAN Context
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The objectives of the research were to 1) study the levels of professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates in the ASEAN context, 2) study the relationship between professional competence and cross-cultural competence of Thai graduates to work in ASEAN context, and 3) study key factors that can improve professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates to work in the ASEAN context.
This qualitative research studied 1,843 target in formants, including academic staff, students, graduates from public and private higher education institutions, and employers of the graduates. The study was divided into two parts: the study of professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates to work in the ASEAN context, and the study of key factors that can improve professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates to work in the ASEAN context. Two types of questionnaire were used for data collection. Statistical mean, simple correlation and factor analysis were then performed on the collected data. The results illustrated that the professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates to work in the ASEAN context were at the moderate level. Furthermore, the professional competence and the cross-cultural competence of Thai graduates to work in the ASEAN context were correlated at a statistical significance level of .01, with a correlation coefficient of .73. Six factors were found to be the key factors for improving the professional and cross-cultural competences of Thai graduates. These factors are learning cultural diversities of ASEAN countries, having positive attitudes towards ASEAN nations, ability to use English, and having other additional skills related to professional competence, communication across cultures, and collaboration across cultures. These six key factor scan exhibit variance of the variables at a level of 95.47 %.
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