Factors Affecting Anxiety in Studying Education Administration Major of Students of Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of anxiety in studying  Educational Administration  major of Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University students; 2) to study the factors affecting the anxiety in studying Educational Administration major; and 3) to compare the difference of factors affecting anxiety in studying Educational Administration major classified by gender, age and work experience. A quantitative research methodology was used to collect data from a population of 118 people. The instrument used in the research was a 5-level estimation scale questionnaire with a confidence value of .98. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, t-test and F-test (One-way ANOVA). The results of the research showed that 1) the level of anxiety in studying education administration major, overall was at moderate level (µ = 3.27). The aspect with the highest mean was thesis work, independent research (µ=4.00), followed by the subject area (compulsory) (µ = 3.20), and the aspect with the least mean was specialized subjects (electives) (µ = 2.97); 2) factors affecting the anxiety in studying education administration major, overall was at a moderate level (µ=3.15). The factors with the highest mean were physical factors (µ=3.16), followed by family teaching support (µ=3.15) and factors that the lowest mean were personal factors (µ = 3.14); and 3). The results of comparison of the difference of factors affecting anxiety in studying education administration major classified by sex, age, work experience found that age had a statistically significant difference at the .05 level, both overall and in each aspect. As for gender and work experience, the overall was not different. In terms of gender, personal factors were significantly different at the .05 level.