การศึกษากระบวนการการพัฒนาหลักสูตรภาษาและวัฒนธรรมไทยระดับปฐมวัยในโรงเรียนนานาชาติ / สุทธิดา ปกป้อง = A study on process of early childhood Thai language and culture curriculum development in international schools / Sutthida Pokpong
Studies process of Thai language and culture curriculum development in international schools under the Office of the Private Education Commission. The samples were heads of academic teachers and Thai language and culture teachers from 28 schools where the curriculum development and implementation was on going process, in 2002 academic year. The research instruments were questionnaires, interview forms, observation forms, and documentation analysis forms. Data were analyzed by using frequency and percentage. The research findings: In the part of the Thai language and culture curriculum development: 1) need assessment Of Thai pupils, parents and the school 2) identified objectives, contends, and activities of the Thai Language and Culture curriculum based on three curriculums --the school curriculum, the Elementary Curriculum B.E.2521 (revised edition B.E.2533), and the Thai Language and Culture curriculum of International School Association in Thailand (ISAT)-- 3) evaluating learning outcome according to the Elementary Curriculum B.E.2521. In the part of the Thai Language and Culture curriculum implementation: 1) preparing the teachers for studying the Thai Language and Culture curriculum of ISAT, 2) allocating the teachers by the school administrators, 3) the teachers' involvement in class schedules, 4) providing the special Thai Language and Culture classrooms, 5) supplying the teachers with teaching materials, 6) using work sheets for learning Thai language and hands on activities for learning Thai culture, 7) evaluating through observation during learning, and 8) supervising project plans by the school administrators. School problems: 1) lack of qualified teachers, 2) inappropriate teacher arrangement, 3) an insufficiency of teaching materials, and 4) various levels of students' background in Thai language.
