Success and Requirements Reflection of Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Thai (Revised Edition B.E. 2017)

Abstract

This research article, entitled “Success and Requirements Reflection of Doctor of Philosophy Programme in Thai (Revised Edition B.E. 2017)” of the department of Thai language, faculty of humanities, Kasetsart University, studied the satisfaction of the current students, lecturers, officers, employers, and graduate students in the total number of 30 persons by using questionnaires, and interview; after that, the evaluation was made to find the percentage (%), and average (x̄). As a result of this research, it is presented that the success of Doctor of Philosophy programme in Thai (Revised Edition B.E. 2017) was in the aspects of programme administration according to the satisfaction of the current students, lecturers, and officers, which includes 5 points named 1) the satisfaction towards the required courses and the elective courses, having 4.43 of average as well as being at a ‘good’ level of satisfaction, 2) the satisfaction towards the programme management process, having 4.49 of average as well as being at a ‘good’ level of satisfaction, 3) the assessment of learning outcomes according to Thai Qualification Framework for Higher Education, having 4.53 of average as well as being at an ‘excellent’ level of satisfaction, 4) the satisfaction towards the education’s supporting factors, having 4.20 of average as well as being at a ‘good’ level of satisfaction, and 5) the satisfaction of desirable students’ characteristics, having 4.41 of average as well as being at a ‘good’ level of satisfaction. To state about the opinions and the requirements reflection of the employers, current students, graduate students, and lecturers, it is found that there are 3 points, including 1) the graduates from this programme contained a high level of the skills in terms of knowledge, intelligence, and morality, 2) the new modern courses should be opened such as the theories of analytical literature studies, modern Thai language studies, the integration of Thai language and Thai wisdom for local development, the study of ancient vocabulary analysis from documents in Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, and Rattanakosin periods, as well as teaching Thai language to Foreigners, and 3) English language scores should be adjusted in order to allow the applicants to enter and study conditionally.