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Sasilak Khayankij; Wimolsiri Phromdaow

Authors

Sasilak Khayankij Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
Wimolsiri Phromdaow 2Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

social awareness, teachers’ roles, preschoolers

Abstract

The objective of this study is to study the roles of teachers in promoting preschoolers’ social awareness in two aspects: 1) creating a positive classroom interaction, and 2) learning management. The samples included 113 preschool teachers in schools under the Kanchanaburi Primary Education Service Area Office 2, during the 2023 academic year, selected via quota sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. The results showed that teachers’ roles in promoting preschoolers’ social awareness were considered to be at a high level (M = 4.22, SD = 0.37). When considering each aspect, it was found that learning management was at the high level (M = 4.23, SD = 0.41), both sub aspects were at a high level, which consisted of conversation (M = 4.03, SD = 0.49) and organizing activities (M = 4.36, SD = 0.45). Another aspect which was creating positive classroom interactions (M = 4.20, SD = 0.43), both sub aspects were at a high level, which consists of creating a good and caring classroom community (M = 4.39, SD = 0.42) and being a model (M = 3.93, SD = 0.65).

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