The Development of Performance Competency of Graduate Volunteers for Homeland Development in Southern Border Provinces

Abstract

This research is an integrated research which is a quantitative research and qualitative. The purposes of this study were 1) to evaluate graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces’ performance competency, 2) to analyze problems of the graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces’ performances, and 3) to work out methods of developing the graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces’ performance competency. The evaluation probing the graduate volunteers’ performance included four dimensions, which were the environment of the performance, factors of the performance, process of the performance, and results of the performance. Meanwhile, the problems analysis was concerned about four processes, including planning, performing, examining, and improving and developing. The outcomes of the study showed the overall picture of the evaluation of the graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces’ performance competency. 1) The environment of the graduate volunteers’ performance was good . 2) The factors of the performance were good . 3) The process of the performance was also good . 4) The result of the performance concerning about the graduate volunteers’ competency on organizing activities/projects was good . The result of the graduate volunteers’ performance on their learning behaviors was very good . Besides, the result of the graduate volunteers’ performance regarding desirable attributes was very good . In addition, the overall outcomes of the study on problems analysis of the graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces’ performance were that 1) the graduate volunteers’ planning process was in very good level; their performing process was in very good level ; their examining process was also in very good level; and their improving and developing process was in very good level as well. Regarding the suggestions for the development of performance competency of graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces, the outcomes of the study on the issue were 1) developing trainings and field trips in various organizations to improve the graduate volunteers’ performance to have technology literacy and awareness, 2) formulating a plan for additional activities through community forums arranged for the graduate volunteers for homeland development in the southern border provinces, 3) establishing a fund system network to raise funds for making more progress of the graduate volunteers’ works, and 4) presenting awards for graduate volunteers’ outstanding works and arranging conferences for graduate volunteers to discuss, exchange their experiences, conclude their works and performances, and evaluate their performance competency every four months