KKU Research Journal (Graduate Studies) Humanities and Social Sciences

Management of Gender Equality: Semiotics of All-Gender Restrooms

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This academic article aimed 1) to study the semiotics of all-gender restrooms in public places and 2) to study the obstacles and problems of the Thai government in providing all-gender restroom services in public places. Sexual orientation represented the behaviors related to an individual’s thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes towards sexual orientation, expression and satisfaction upon on the individual’s society and culture. It was also believed that the individual’s sexual orientation or gender is not limited to only male and female. Meanwhile, achieving gender equality was regarded as a sustainable development goal for social progress and development. Individuals of all genders should be given with equal rights, freedoms, and opportunities to access public services. However, public restrooms in Thailand were separated based on sex assigned at birth, resulting in several gender inequality issues. The appropriate solution was to provide all-gender restrooms, which many countries had piloted to provide them in public places. The Thai government was still required to further study the ways to solve and reduce the risk of sexual harassment in all-gender restrooms along with shaping a positive perception and attitude among service users towards all-gender restrooms in order to make them use these restrooms more.

Awareness about Cyberbullying and Hate Speech of Students at Donmuang Taharnargardbumrung School Donmuang District, Bangkok for Academic School Year 2021

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this research was to study attitudes, behaviors, awareness and coping with cyberbullying and hate speech of students at Donmuang Taharnargardbumrung School Donmuang. This research is a survey. The data were collected from questionnaires distributed to 97 students of Donmuang Taharnargardbumrung School. The data was analyzed for descriptive statistics by using frequency, percentage, average value (x̅) and standard deviation (S.D.)

The results of this research were summarized (1) Overall, awareness of cyberbullying and hate speech was at the medium level. (2) Overall, attitudes of cyberbullying and hate speech was at the highest level. (3) Overall, behavior of cyberbullying and hate speech was at the low level. (4) Overall, students use of social media was at the medium level. (5) Overall, awareness of cyberbullying and hate speech was at the medium level. (6) Overcall, coping of cyberbullying and hate speech was at the medium level.

Editorial Note

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Vispat Chatchai Chaichuay — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

สวัสดีผู้อ่านทุกท่านที่ได้ติดตามผลงานทางวิชาการวารสารวิจัย มข. (ฉบับบัณฑิตศึกษา) สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มาอย่างต่อเนื่อง สำหรับเล่มกลางปีเล่มนี้ ยังคงนำเสนอบทความที่ได้คัดสรรแล้วเพื่อเสนอแด่ท่านผู้อ่านเช่นเคย อาทิ การจัดการความเท่าเทียมระหว่างเพศ:ความหมายเชิงสัญญะของห้องน้ำไม่แบ่งเพศ การส่งเสริมนโยบายแรงงานสตรีโดยการประยุกต์ใช้นโยบายการสร้างงานให้ชนกลุ่มน้อยตามตัวแบบเพรสแมนและวิลดัฟสกี้ การศึกษาสุขภาพองค์การของกลุ่มโรงเรียนวิทยาศาสตร์จุฬาภรณราชวิทยาลัย การวิเคราะห์และพัฒนาแบบทดสอบมาตรฐานสำหรับการประเมินทักษะ ทางการเงินและการรู้เท่าทันการลงทุนในยุคดิจิทัลสำหรับนักศึกษา ระดับปริญญาตรีของมหาวิทยาลัยเอกชนแห่งหนึ่ง เป็นต้น

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A Study of Organizational Health for Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools

Ekkaluck Utamakaew, Thidawan Unkong — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The purposes of this research to study were 1) the organizational health for Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools 2) the guidelines for developing the organizational health of Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools. The 310 samples, which consisted of administrators, teachers, and academic staff, were selected using proportional stratified sampling. The data collection was analyzed by a questionnaire with 0.98 reliability and a semi-structured interview. The results of the study were as follows: 1) the organizational health of Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools as a whole was at a high level. 2) The guidelines for developing the organizational health of Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools should incorporate the principle of participatory planning in allocating human resources, materials, equipment, facilities, and budget. Communication for members to understand the ideology and goals. Activities to boost morale are necessary. Administrators require good governance and academic leadership.

Blended Supervision Approach for Teachers Proactive Learning Management under Schools of Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nongkhai

Jittramas Kumdeeboon, Dr.Sittichai Sonsupee — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aims to: 1) study the current conditions, desirable conditions, and necessary needs for blended internal supervision approaches for teachers' active learning management, and 2) explore blended internal supervision approaches for teachers' active learning management. The study employs a mixed-methods approach divided into two phases. Phase 1 involves quantitative research with a population of 1,196 school administrators and teachers, from which a sample of 290 participants from the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nong Khai was obtained through stratified random sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using basic statistics, including mean, standard deviation, and priority needs assessment using the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI_Modified). Phase 2 consists of qualitative research, involving interviews with five key informants: one policy-level administrator, three school administrators, and one teacher. The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. The research findings show that the current state and desirable conditions of blended internal supervision are at the highest level overall. The current state of internal supervision planning has the highest average score, with both face-to-face and online supervision methods being used. Regarding needs, the improvement and development aspect has the lowest average score, indicating a need to enhance the efficiency of the supervision process. Additionally, there is a demand for strengthening teachers' knowledge and skills before supervision, as well as an increased need for using technology and innovation in learning management. The guidelines for blended internal supervision for teachers' active learning management consist of 7 main components: 1) Creating a participatory atmosphere 2) Designing learning activities 3) Using blended supervision methods 4) Utilizing media, innovation, and technology 5) Measurement and evaluation 6) Enhancing knowledge before supervision 7) Evaluating supervision results. The assessment of the appropriateness and feasibility of these guidelines by experts found that all components were rated at the highest level for both appropriateness and feasibility.

The Promoting Women's Labor Policy by Applying Policies to Create Jobs for Minorities by J. L. Pressman and A. Wildavsky Model

Dr.Payan Eumsin — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research article (ARU-REC/002_180222) was part of the promoting policies for hiring women's labor issues. The red area in the past usually be claimed with stress on “security issue” rather than any other policies. At present, the policy context had been changed for security policy that required devotion of resources or efforts to resolve the issues. Researcher could come up with advantages from applying comparative factors in “jobs creation policy for the minorities at the Port of Auckland, California following the policy study model of J. L. Pressman and A. Wildowsky to provide suggestions to strengthen “women's labor policy” for peace and well-being. It was suggested to promote women’s employment policy in three areas: those in marginalized areas should be able to access to jobs more than people from other regions, appropriate promoting on the advantages of having local transportation to motivate workforces in the Lower South, and developing professional skills for the minority workforces who lacked of working skills especially, women in all ages.

Analysis and Development of a Skills Assessment Test of Financial and Investment Literacy in Digital Era for Undergrade Students in Private University

Chuleekorn Nuansomsri, Dr.Wongsakorn Charoenpanitseri, Jakarin Sirikulthorn — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aims to analyze and develop the skills assessment test of the financial and investment literacy on bachelor degree student in private university, The research sample consisted of 150 students which had enrolled to the investment literacy in digital era subject. The instrument employed in this research as a multiple-choice assessment test which was divided into 5 parts: 1) saving, 2) Debenture, 3) Mutual funds, 4) stock market and 5) insurance. In each part had 10 questions. The research instrument was validated with Index of Item Objective Congruence: IOC by experts. Data was analyzed based on two approaches. Firstly, the difficulty Index approach could an indicated the difficultly level in each question, while the Kuder-Richardson's (KR-20) approach had adopted to define the confidence of skills assessment test. As the result, the quality assessment of testing consistency index had a high score as 0.94, while the difficulty level assessment also distributed in range between 0.17 to 0.93. Finally, the confidence level of the skills assessment test accounted for 0.7.

An Investigation of Communication Strategies for Overcoming Lexical Problems in ELF Situation

Tanaporn Khamwan — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study investigates whether communication strategies can that assist Thai students and Cambodian students to overcome their lexical problems in their communication. The participants were twenty students, comprising 10 Thai students and 10 Cambodian students who enrolled at a university that used ELF context in the classroom. Observation and a semi-structured interview were used to collect data. The findings of the study found that the majority of both Thai and Cambodian use clarification requests to solve their lexical problems in their communication. Moreover, these communication strategies encouraged students to have more confidence to speak English.

Research and Development of Teacher Preparation System to Enhance Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Socio-scientific Issues and Good Agriculture

Nuntawan Phuaphan — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to study the effect of Bringing learning management to enhance technological pedagogical content knowledge : socio-scientific issues and good agriculture to be used during the teaching professional experience of general science students. using research and development model. The 15-week science learning management course consisted of 37 student teacher, and three student teacher who volunteered to participate in the research. The researcher uses purposive sampling. Tools used include learning management plan that focuses on activities, competencies, knowledge, content, combined with teaching methods and technology by using socio-scientific issues for safe agriculture semi-structured interview form and the competency assessment form, knowledge, content, combined with teaching methods and technology. Teaching competency assessment that emphasizes TPACK learning management using scientific issues and a safe agricultural society. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The results showed that most of the student teacher, 26 people, representing 70.30 percent, had competency at a high level. on the following issues I have always been able to relate the relationship between scientific ideas and social issues and everyday life. I can adjust my learning method appropriately when students do not understand. I can choose the style of learning management. To promote the learning of students in science effectively. I can use technology to organize science learning, respectively. The teaching of the three student teachers revealed that teaching competencies focused on organizing TPACK learning using scientific issues and agricultural safety society. Among the evaluation items in order of the highest average scores including selecting media technology that is appropriate for the content. Selecting technology media that is appropriate for teaching strategies and selecting social issues related to science, respectively, with items evaluating Using questions to stimulate learning of student teacher 1 had the lowest mean score (M=2.50, SD=0.42).

Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students at Khon Kaen University Academic Years 2013-2022

Witthawat Laomalaw, Supap Chaiya — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to analyze the academic performance of undergraduate students at Khon Kaen University from the academic years 2013 to 2022. The study examined general information of undergraduate students, and the data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The research focused on comparing the academic performance of undergraduate students categorized by their pre-admission GPA, admission round, and education system, using the one-way analysis of variance (One-Way ANOVA) technique.The findings revealed that the majority of students had a pre-admission GPA in the range of 3.51–4.00, accounting for 50.30%. Most students were admitted in the second round, representing 50.60%, and the majority of students studied in the regular program, accounting for 81.30%. Regarding the academic performance after admission (measured by cumulative GPA), most undergraduate students had a cumulative GPA between 3.01–3.50, with a total of 22,927 students.When comparing the academic performance of undergraduate students based on pre-admission GPA, admission round, and education system, the hypothesis testing results indicated that these different factors—pre-admission GPA, admission round, and education system—significantly affected the students' academic performance at the .05 level, which was consistent with the research hypothesis.

The Effects of the Model-based Learning Instruction in the Topic of Pure Substance on Learning Achievement and Scientific Modeling Ability of Grade 7 Students at Nakorn Khonkaen School in Khonkaen Province

Sirintha Bussarakum, Dr.Nuanjid Chaowakeratipong, Dr.Duongdearn Suwanjinda — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare the learning achievement of grade 7 students after learning through the model-based learning instruction with those of students who learned through the inquiry-based learning instruction, 2) compare the scientific modeling abilities of grade 7 students who learned through the model-based learning and those of the students who learned through the inquiry-based learning instruction, and 3) compare the scientific modeling abilities of students before and after learning through the model-based learning instruction. The research sample consisted of 70 grade 7 students from two classrooms of Nakorn Khonkaen School in Khonkaen Province who studied in the academic year 2023. The research instruments were 1) 5 lesson plans based on the model-based learning instruction and the inquiry-based learning instruction in the topic of pure substance for 20 hours, 2) a learning achievement test in the topic of pure substance, and 3) a scientific modeling ability test. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and t-test for dependent samples. The research findings showed that 1) the learning achievement of students after learning through the model-based learning instruction was higher than those of the students who learned through the inquiry-based learning instruction at the .05 level of statistical significance, 2) the scientific modeling abilities of the students who learned through the model-based learning instruction was higher than those of the students who learned through the inquiry-based learning instruction at the .05 level of statistical significance, and 3) the scientific modeling abilities of the students who learned through the model-based learning instruction was higher than their pre-learning counterpart ability at the .05 level of statistical significance.