THE IMPORTANCE OF DETERMINATION AND PASSION FOR LEARNING OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION KASETSART UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research is qualitative. The objective is to study the importance of determination and passion for learning among students in the teaching profession. Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University. The population is professors who teach in the Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, 509 people and contributors to this research. Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University 5 persons with the following qualifications: 1) Be responsible for teaching in the teaching profession for at least 10 years 2) Be a participant in the development of students in the teaching profession for at least 10 years. This is obtained by selective selection. The research instrument was a semi-structured interview about the importance of determination and passion for learning among students in the teaching profession. There were 8 open-ended questions with a question and objective consistency between 0.66 – 1.00 and using the interview content analysis method.

          The results showed that from the content analysis of the 5 instructors, there was a consensus on various factors, divided into groups as follows: The first group is internal factors, namely interest in the teaching profession. Self-Awareness And the second group is external factors, namely family. There are parents who are engaged in the profession of teachers. As a result, the child understands the teaching profession as well as loves the teaching profession. Parents are role models and social environments. The teaching profession is a high profession, which is considered one of the professions of being an honorable public servant that is accepted in today's society. This makes it clear the importance of studying hard in the teaching profession. In addition to this, when students of the teaching profession go to practice the teaching profession or graduate to become a teacher.
The determination and passion for learning are therefore very important and necessary for students in the teaching profession because it helps to have patience, discipline and never back down, even when faced with obstacles during studying, especially for students of the teaching profession who have a clear goal to always improve themselves because they recognize the importance caused by internal factors in the students who see the importance on their own or are stimulated by external factors from the teaching staff. They can also be role models for their students.
Guidelines for promoting determination and passion for learning for students in the teaching profession. The instructor can explain details about the course. To enable teaching students to see the importance and understand the goals of the course. Leads to creating motivation for teaching students to clearly set their own goals. It can also create a climate of learning in the classroom that is conducive to learning for teaching professional students.