Model of Children’s Caretaker-Teachers Development in Organizing Learning Experience for young children of Child Development Center under Local

Abstract

The purposes of the research were to create and evaluate the model of kindergarten teacher development in managing learning experience for kindergartens of Child Development Center under the Local Administrative Organization. The sample used for investigating on problems and needs were 167 participants, including administrators, heads of child centers, heads of kindergarten class, and educational official of the child center. The sample used for in-depth interviewing were from three child centers, includingadministrators, heads of child centers, and heads of kindergarten class. The model was verified for the appropriateness and the possibility by 15 experts and for the appropriateness of the model manual by 9 experts. Focus group was employed to validate the model appropriateness, possibility, and usefulness by 19participants who implemented the model. The instruments used in collecting data were questionnaire, in-depth interview form, and model evaluation forms. Statistics used for data analysis were percentage, average, standard deviation, and content analysis.
The research findings were as follows:  The model of kindergarten teacher development in managing learning experience for kindergartens of Child Development Center under the Local Administrative Organization consisted of 3 components as following.Component 1 was procedures which included needs investigation, planning, plan proceeding, and evaluation. Component 2 was developing methods which included training and demonstration. Component 3 was learning experience management which included the accordance between learning experience and the child learning ability, the appropriateness of learning and children age development, the management of learning unit, the completion of 6 learning activities, the implication of learning media and technology, and the appropriateness of learning environment. Children development was analyzed and implied the appropriate methods to solve problems of learning and individual development. Results of the model evaluation on the appropriateness, possibility, and usefulness were found at the highest level.