THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT MODEL TO PROMOTE CAREER SKILLS FOR OPPORTUNITY EXPANSION SCHOOL UNDER THE PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

The objective of this research was develop a school curriculum management model to promote vocational skills for educational opportunity extension schools under Primary Education Area Offices.
The methods of a research were as follows: 1) study the needs of students to develop vocational skills of educational opportunity extension schools under Primary Education Area Offices as 345 people, 2) study the management guidelines of school curriculum to promote vocational skills for educational opportunity extension schools; 5 experts were interviewed and 3 schools with best practices were studied, 3) create and verify the format with a focus group discussion of 9 students, and 4) evaluate possibility and benefit of a format by heads of academic affairs and heads of career learning group in educational opportunity extension schools under the Primary Education Area Offices in provinces of the lower northern as 354 people. The results of the research were shown that the need to develop vocational skills of students in whole educational opportunity school were at the highest level. A school curriculum management model to promote vocational skills for educational opportunity extension school under Primary Education Area Offices consist of 3 components: 1) a course management factor, 2) a process of curriculum management to promote vocational skills, and 3) students’ vocational skills in educational opportunity extension schools. Possibility and benefit of the model as whole were at the highest level.