POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS IN CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF SUBDISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION IN MOUNG DISTRICT, KAMPHAENG PHET PROVINCE

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to study the conditions and the problems of learning management of early childhood teachers and using the result for activity model to develop good manner of early childhood teachers’ characteristics to be applied for the potential enhancement of early childhood teachers and also study the satisfaction towards the activities for potential enhancement of early childhood teachers in Childcare Development Centers of Local Administrative Organization, Kamphaeng Phet Province .This research was Action Research with the method of quantitative and qualitative for data collection and analyzation. The informants consisted of 26 early childhood teachers in Childcare Development Center under Local Administrative Organization, Kamphaeng Phet Province. The research instruments were 1) Workshop 2) Focus Group 3) Structured questionnaire 4) Rating Scale Questionnaire to find the satisfaction towards the activities for potential enhancement.

          The results revealed that the conditions of learning management of early childhood teachers was found that the learning was focus on 6 main activities through Early Childhood Educational Curriculum, B.E. 2560. Children learned with their practices. Instructional plan of Local Government Department were used for learning management. Various instructional techniques were used. Executive Function and The Philosophy of Sufficient Economy were interpolated in childhood learning. The problem of learning management was found that children were not assertive. Parents did not know how to encourage children development. Teachers lacked of instructional techniques and classroom researches. Modern instructional median were not be used for learning Teachers also did not have the motivation and enthusiasm for working Moreover teachers did not have trainings for childhood learning. And found the activities for potential enhancement of early childhood teachers which consisted of 1) The activity of setting 5 chapters of classroom research and writing research articles. 2) Production of creative media. The satisfaction towards the activities for potential enhancement of early childhood teachers was found that early childhood teachers were happier for working. There were various techniques of media production. Could finish classroom research and write research articles. Thoughts and working were better. They loved further classroom research in general, the satisfaction was at the highest level. (= 4.61)