TEACHERS' SELF EFFICACY IN TEACHING IN THE SCHOOL BOTANICAL GARDEN PROGRAM
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The objectives of this research were 1) to explore science teachers' self-efficacy in implementing the School Botanical Gardens Program (SBGP) under Plant Genetics Conservation Project initated by HRH Princess Sirindhon (RSPG), and 2) to study their self-efficacy in teaching product design for sustainability. The participants are five science teachers who had supervised School Botanical Gardens Project and a project coordinator from a school participating in SBGP. The instruments included a four -point Likert scale questionnaire and an interview protocol. The data were analyzed by thematic analysis.
The results indicate that 1) science teachers perceived that they were confident at a high level that they could implement SBGP. It is classified into self-efficacy in various dimensions, consisting of (1) professional development for teachers and as school counselors; they thought that they could help other teachers implement SBGP and teach the students (3.56 ± 0.24). (2) This could help students engage in the school botanical garden’s activities (3.33 ± 0.25). (3) They knew and understood the curriculum and activities of SBGP well (3.00 ± 0.19). And 2) the science teachers, however, perceived that they had limited understanding and experience in (1) teaching community–based science projects, (2) engineering design processes, and (3) the application of biomimicry in product design for sustainability. It was found that they perceived that they were unable to manage the teaching and learning for sustainable design. Nevertheless, they were ready and intent to develop themselves to be able to teach accordingly. This present study had implications in designing and developing a professional development program for teaching product design for sustainability.
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บทความทุกเรื่องได้รับการตรวจความถูกต้องทางวิชาการโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ ทรรศนะและข้อคิดเห็นในบทความวารสารบัณฑิตศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ มิใช่เป็นทรรศนะและความคิดของผู้จัดทำจึงมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของบัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ กองบรรณาธิการไม่สงวนสิทธิ์การคัดลอก แต่ให้อ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา
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