The Development of the Academic Consulting System for the Students in the Sections at Phranakhon Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the effectiveness of the academic consulting system 2) study the related factors of the academic consulting system development and 3) to propose the guidelines for the academic consulting system development for Phranakhon Rajabhat University’s students. This research was the quantitative and qualitative research. For the quantitative research, the selected populations consisted of 348 student representatives coding from the academic year of 55 to 58. The questionnaires were analyzed by using a computer program to find out frequency, percentage, average and standard deviations. For the qualitative research, the data were collected from the administrators, instructors, and related personnel. The research instrument was in depth interview. The data was analyzed by using content analysis to summarize the issues and using data triangulation to check the content validity.

            The research results revealed:

• The effectiveness of academic consulting, comprising the ethics, the participation in

student activities, and the consulting about the curriculum and enrollment, was classified at high level. (3.72)

• The related factors of the the academic consulting system development showed that

the advisors should have proper behavior and be a role model which were classified at high level.

(3.87)

• The guidelines for the academic consulting system development should be as

follows (1) the advisors’ guides should be updated, the budget of the meetings/seminars should be allocated (2) the advisors should know the rules and regulations in order to give appropriate advice for the students and they should be also well-behaved (3) the consulting guide book  and the essential information on the website should be provided for the advisors (4) the important information should be publicized on the website and the Wi Fi system should be accessible anywhere, and (5) the budget of the system improvement, the workshop and the academic consulting center should be provided by setting specific timetable.