The Development Guidelines of Professional Learning Community of Teachers by Contemplative Educationand Mentoring System of Student Teachers Trained Professional Experiences inFaculty of Education, PibulsongkramRajabhat University

Abstract

The objective of this research were to 1) study the guidelines developing professional learning community of teachers amongstudent teachers trained professional experiences in Faculty of Education, PibulsongkramRajabhatUniversity, 2) study the performances of the student teachers according to the guidelines. The informants were the 50 student teachers who were chosen by purposive sampling. The instruments used in this research were the interview on the guidelines of professional learning community of teachers among the 50 student teachers and the questionnaire on job performance levels according to the guidelines. The data were analyzed by qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis which used mean and standard deviation.

The results were as follows:

1.The results of studying the development guidelines of professional learning community of teachers among the student teachers trained professional experiences in Faculty of Education, PibulsongkramRajabhat University were found that it included five guidelines; that is, 1) open-minding and trusting to learn together, 2) having the same goals or objectives, 3) disclosing information, 4) sharing knowledge and experiences, and 5) discussing, concluding, and selecting proper solutions.

2.The results of studying the performances of the student teachers according to the guidelines were found that in general, the level of the job performances was moderate. (=3.31). When each item was considered, it was found that the level of the student teachers having the same objectives on students’ learning development was high (=3.66). It was followed by students’ open-minding and trusting to learn together (=3.41).