FACTORS AFFECTING TO SELf-DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS OF PRIVATE VOCATIONAL COLLEGE IN BANKGONG

Abstract

The development of self-discipline is another factor that is very important to be developed for the youth who are the target of that development. Especially at the vocational college level, which is an age that changes rapidly, it is the transition between children and adolescents, so there are changes in both physical, mental, and behavioral aspects. Therefore, vocational education students should be the right target group for research on self-discipline. The objective of this research was to: 1) study the level of factors affecting self-discipline among students of private vocational colleges in Bangkok. 2) study the level of self-discipline of students of private vocational colleges in Bangkok. 3)To study the factors affecting the self-discipline of students at private vocational colleges in Bangkok. The samplings were  394  students who are studying  at the 1st–3rd year vocational certificate (vocational diploma) level. Academic year 2021 in educational institutions under the Office of the Private Vocational Education Commission, Bangkok.  The samplings  were selected by stratified sampling.  Moreover, the data collecting instruments were a checklist and 5 level Likert scale. The research instruments were qualified from content validity, Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) with values between 0.7-1.00 and Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient. The results of reliability were 0.81 The statistical data analysis was percentage, average, standard deviation (S.D.), Multiple Regression Analysis.The results showed that 1)The level of factors affecting  self-discipline of students of private  vocational colleges in Bangkok   Overall and individually was  at a very high level.  2) The level of self-discipline of students of private vocational colleges in Bangkok overall was at very high level. 3) Factors affecting self-discipline of students of private vocational colleges in Bangkok it was statistically significant at the level of .05, in order to the most influential  factors to the least affected  factors , as follows: Future-oriented characteristics, Setting up the environment within  the college, Seeing  social role model, Attitude towards discipline, The influence of the media, Family Relationship, and Personal moral interests were  the seven factors that could predict the self-discipline of students at 74.3 percent

             Therefore, the 7 variables are future-oriented, Future-oriented characteristics, Setting up the environment within the college, Seeing social role model, Attitude towards discipline, The influence of the media, Family Relationship, and Personal moral interests should be used as tools to develop


youth discipline. Because it is the foundation for young people to continue to be good members of society.