THE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINE TOWARDS THE IDEAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRADUATES ACCORDING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM, UBON RATCHATHANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research aimed to study the ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework and to create a guideline to develop the undergraduate students towards the ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework in the Public Administration Program of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. There were 2 phases of this study including: Phase 1, a study on the ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework. The sample consisted of 260 students in the Public Administration Program. The instruments used for gathering the data were questionnaires with 5 levels of rating scale. General data were analyzed through descriptive analysis. Statistics used were average, percentage, and standard deviation; Phase 2, creation of development guideline for the undergraduate students towards the ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework in the Public Administration Program. The nine informants were purposively selected including members of the program committee and related personnel in student development. Results of the research were as the followings: 1. The ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework of the students in the Public Administration Program of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University consisted of 6 aspects including: moral and ethics; knowledge; cognitive skills; background of students; interpersonal skills and responsibility; and numerical analysis, communication and information technology skills. 2. The guideline for developing the undergraduate students towards the ideal characteristics of the graduates in 5 aspects consisted 6 integrated activities including: 1) enhancement in knowing, analyzing and understanding oneself and being ready to adapt and improve oneself; 2) moral and ethical activities for developing the ideal characteristics of oneself according to the qualifications framework that the students morally and ethically behaved in body, speech and mind; 3) personality adaptation towards ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework that made the students feel confident and have a good personality; 4) role model learning from successful persons for the inspirations of the students; 5) learning related methods and processes in developing the ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework; 6) developing potentials and ideal characteristics of the graduates according to the qualifications framework that the students could show their aptitude skill, develop their potentials and realize the value of oneself.