Factors Affecting the Quality of Doctor of Philosophy Program in Public Administration: A Case Study of the Faculty of Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University
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This research aimed to study the quality of the Doctoral of Philosophy Program in Public Administration, Faculty of Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University in terms of the overall satisfaction of students and the overall quality of the program. It also included the analysis of the relationships between the teaching and learning management standard, the qualification of instructors and advisors, the characteristics of students, the advisory approaches, and the learning atmosphere with the program’s quality. The survey of employers’ satisfaction with graduates’ performances were also conducted. The researchers employed quantitative survey research approach. Questionnaires were emailed to 70 population of graduates from batch 7-11 and their employers. Response rates comprised 65.71% and 58.57 % from graduates and employers respectively. Findings revealed that the teaching and learning management standard, the qualification of instructors and advisors, the advisory approaches, and the learning atmosphere exhibited positive relationships with the program’s quality at the statistically significant level of 0.05. However, the characteristics of students did not correlate with the program’s quality significantly.
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บทความที่ปรากฏในวารสารนี้ เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียน ซึ่งสมาคมนักวิจัยไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยเสมอไป การนำเสนอผลงานวิจัยและบทความในวารสารนี้ไปเผยแพร่สามารถกระทำได้ โดยระบุแหล่งอ้างอิงจาก "วารสารสมาคมนักวิจัย"
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