Innovation in Academic Administration for Career Skills Development of Secondary School Students under Bangkok

Abstract

This study aims to 1) survey the vocational aptitude of secondary school students under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration 2) examine academic management in developing vocational skills, and 3) investigate innovations in academic management. The sample consisted of 368 students, 205 teachers and 10 key informants. The research instruments included questionnaires and interviews. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The research findings showed that (1) the high level of vocational aptitude among students were agriculture and food industry, science and medicine, arts, music and performing arts. (2) academic management focused on topics such as planning, teaching management, and curriculum development were high levels. (3) in terms of the innovations, there was an academic planning, surveys were conducted on students’ interests and offered a variety of selective courses to support career advancement. There were classroom learning, experiences outside the classroom for students, teaching techniques were adapted so that teachers take role as mentor, measured and evaluated skills based on actual performance and transferred credits for reducing student’s academic workload. Moreover, cooperation among schools, government and private sectors were provided for labor market and demand.