Strategies for the Development of Learning Environment to Enhance Emotional Quotient of Children and Youths in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to study the current conditions; 2) to determine development strategies; and 3) to evaluate the appropriateness and feasibility of learning environment development strategies to promote emotional quotient of children and youths in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls using a mixed methods research. The population used in this study were children and youth in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls. There were 87 people who had attended the training for at least 1 month. The key informants were 12 executives and personnel of Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls. The research tools were questionnaires, interview forms, emotional quotient assessment forms and issues in group discussions. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation, content analysis, SWOT Analysis and TOWS Matrix Analysis. The results of the research were as follows: 1) the current conditions of the learning environment of children and youth in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls, overall level was moderate. When considering by components, it was found that the component with the highest mean was the social learning environment, followed by the physical learning environment. The component with the lowest average was the mental learning environment. As for the current conditions of the emotional quotient of children and youth in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls, it was found that more than half of children and youth in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls had emotional quotient scores below the normal range; 2) learning environment development strategies consisted of 2 main strategies, 8 secondary strategies and 27 methods; 3) learning environment development strategies to promote children's emotional quotient of children and youth in Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls were appropriate and possible to put into practice.