การศึกษาสภาพแวดล้อมวิทยาลัยครูในภาคเหนือ / บุญเลิศ กลางใจ = A study on the college environment of teachers' colleges in the Northern region / Boonlert Glangchai
Objectives of the Study The purpose of this research was twofold as follows : firstly, to survey the contemporary situation of the Northern Teachers’ College environment according to as perceived by faculties and students. Secondly, to compare the opinions of the faculty members and students concerning the Northern Teachers’ Colleges environment, specifically regarding the following variables, namely, location, age of the college, and the status of the respondents. Procedures The sample of the population consisted of 1,191 faculty members and students in the eight Northern Teachers’ Colleges which was selected by using the stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used to collect the data were two sets of questionnaire constructed by the researcher, which had a high content validity and reliability. One set was for the faculty members and the other set was for the students. The data were analyzed by using percentages, means, standard deviations and t-test. Findings and Conclusions : The major result of the inquiry was that the opinions of the faculty members and students in all the eight Northern Teachers’ Colleges were not in the extremes. The results of the comparison of opinions between the faculty members and students according to the eight stated hypotheses are as follows : 1. There was a significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members in the old and the new teachers’ colleges. 2. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members in the municipal vicinity and the out of municipality teachers’ colleges. 3. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the students in the old and the new teachers’ colleges. 4. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the students in the municipal vicinity and the out of municipality teachers’ colleges. 5. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members and students in the old teachers’ colleges. 6. There was a significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members and students in the new teachers’ colleges. 7. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members and students in the municipal vicinity teachers’ colleges. 8. There was no significant difference between the opinions of the faculty members and students in the out of municipality teachers’ colleges.