The Opinions of Students and Teachers Towards Advisory Roles of Teachers in Music Education Programme, Faculty of Education, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

Abstract

This study aimed to 1) investigate the opinions of students and advisors towards the roles of advisors in Music Education Program, Faculty of Education, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, and 2) provide guidelines on the roles of advisors in Music Education Program, Faculty of Education, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. The sample group of the study was comprised of the first-to-forth-year students and the lecturers of Music Education Program, Faculty of Education, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University in total of 345 participants. The findings revealed that firstly in the aspect of the roles of advisors in Academic Affairs, Student Development, Interaction with Students, and Student Assistance, students were satisfied with the roles of advisors in the high level in every aspect. Secondly, guidelines for the roles of advisors were categorized into 4 aspects: in the aspect of Academic Affairs, advisors were able to explain the structures of curriculum, and advisors could help students enroll their courses correctly and advise them how to set their goals before internship and for their future. For Student Development, advisors should be good role models for students in the aspects of personality, manner, responsibility, and selfrecognition. Also, advisors should possess good attitudes towards the program and people. In the aspect of Interaction with Students, advisors should create a good atmosphere, such as friendliness, and confidence to students when needing consulting. Advisors critically gave knowledge, advice and guidelines for solving problems. Finally in the aspect of Student Assistance, advisors should care for all students they had been assigned closely, call students for meeting when there was a problem or when they encountered difficulties individually to find out the solution of a problem, and cooperate with other organizations in order to help solve problems of students.