The attitude of Middle Commissioned Army officer’s parents who influence on changing of Thai Quality Education.

Abstract

According to Thai evaluating the academic performance of institution from both within country and aboard found that the standard is under criteria comparing with Asian countries, these issues must be resolved. The purpose of this study included two main objectives, first to study in quality education, system of quality evaluation in education, system of behavior modification, system of competency learning and system of student activity. Second, to study the relationship and direct – indirect effects during system of quality evaluation in education, system of behavior modification, system of competency learning and system of student activity, that influence on changing of Thai quality education. This research is non-boundary research composed of Quantitative and Qualitative method. The population of this research is commissioned officers in Royal Thai Army total 400 participants (Thai Army War Colleges and Command and General Staff College). Analysis by multiple regressions and path analysis from structural equation modeling (SEM), LISREL program was used to identify the model. The qualitative conducted via in-depth interviewing and documents review, the key informants composed of 25 participants. The documentary research were found as following; objective 1: The level of system of competency learning, system of student activity, changing of Thai quality education, system of behavior modification, and system of quality evaluation in education were at high level by descending order of the mean value as follow; 4.41,3.94,3.90,3.66 and 3.27. Objective 2 : it is found that the most influential factor (direct-indirect)  by standardized loading as the following order, system of behavior modification (0.78), system of student activity (0.56), system of quality evaluation in education (0.33) and system of competency learning (0.08).The state policies must have to reuse the conventional method which shown that some observative variables such as good governance, discipline and accountability, to pass/fail examination, essay (subjective/writing) examination, cut-off for portfolio, yardstick, Moreover the modifications by teacher in prohibit using smart phone in classroom, study in citizen-ethic duties, Thai history were important and other activities that appear in this research should be contribute offer to Education Ministry and Government, organized as national agenda and take serious action in all related government sectors.