The Development of The Manual for Dual Education Between Vocational Education and Secondary Education in Sob Moei Wittayakom School, Mae Hong Son Province

Abstract

This research aimed to, firstly, study the condition and the problem in administrating dual education between vocational education and secondary education in Sob Moei Wittayakom School, Mae Hong Son province. Secondly, it’s to determine the element and design manual for dual education between vocational education and secondary education in Sob Moei Wittayakom School, Mae Hong Son province. Thirdly, it’s to learn the efficiency of the developed manual for dual education between vocational education and secondary education in Sob Moei Wittayakom School, Mae Hong Son province.

            The procedures were determined. The researcher reviewed literatures, textbooks, and related studies. The practice on duty in school was studied by reviewing 9 aspects of dual education of vocational education system which consisted of the analysis of subject type, subject program, and field of work; the determination of the school’s curriculum; teaching and learning management; the management of vocational education’s curriculum; educational measurement and evaluation; credit transferring; graduation; professional assessment; quality insurance. The performance of last year was also reviewed to apply the acquired information in workshop as the guideline in preparing manual implemented in school. At this stage, the data had been collected by the tools which were minute form of workshop and workshop minute. The targets at this stage were Director, Deputy Director, Head of Academic Administration, teachers in Career and Technology department, teachers in Industrial and Community Education, 13 basic education commissions of Sob Moei Wittayakom School, Mae Hong Son province. It’s found that educational management and administration was ambiguous, therefore, it’s needed to develop the execution to clarify the dual education management.       Also, there’s no development on the person in charge to have understanding in the concept, principle, and rules of dual education management. Then, the researcher had analyzed the information as advised by the expert to determine elements and design the development of manual which would be used as the practice guideline of the users who were; teachers; all concerned or students who were interested. It’s found that the manual should consisted of the following main contents; preface; table of content; manual instructions; introduction; chapter 1 – professional education management in Sob Moei Wittayakom School; chapter 2 – curriculum framework management of Sob Moei Wittayakom School, and chapter 3 – teaching and learning management. After that, the researcher produced efficiency survey form of the manual. The targets, by purposive sampling, were Head of Academic Administration and Head of Career and Technology department of Sang Wan Wittaya School, Chalermrat Wittayakom School, Ratprachanukhro 21 School, Mae Sariang “Boriphat” School, in total 8 people. It’s found that accuracy, appropriateness, possibility, and usefulness in overall and income were in the highest level (= 4.86, S.D. = 0.08). The aspect which was in the highest level was appropriateness        (= 4.87, S.D. = 0.10), possibility (= 4.87, S.D. = 0.21), accuracy (= 4.85, S.D. = 0.10) consecutively. Usefulness was in the lowest level (= 4.84, S.D. = 0.18). It could be concluded that this manual had clear objectives and operating guideline. Manual consisted of full desirable elements. The contents were easy to understand and must be appropriate and covered. It must be efficiently implemented. The roles and practice of the teachers, students, and all concerned must be clearly explained.    For tools and form, there’s the detailed procedures which was suitable for beneficially implementing in administration according to the school context.