Guidelines for Developing the Faculties of Rajabhat Universities in the Northern Region toward Learning Organization

• Main Authors: Pavana Chantarasombat, Suban Muktarakosa, Sangwan Phiayura
• Format: Article
• Language: Thai
• Published: Mahasarakham University 2018-03-01
• Series: Journal of Education, Mahasarakham University
• Subjects: Guidelines for development; learning organization
• Online Access: https://edu.msu.ac.th/journal/home/journal_file/404.pdf

This research aims: to study current circumstances and desirable conditions in developing the faculties of Rajabhat Universities in the northern region toward learning organization and to improve the guidelines for developing the faculties of Rajabhat Universities in the northern region toward learning organization by using descriptive research to analyze the data between quantitative data and qualitative data. The samples were executives and staff members in the faculties of Rajabhat Universities in the northern region which were divided into 2 groups: In group 1, 343 persons were used in collecting the quantitative data by simple random sampling technique and in group 2, 7 persons were used in collecting qualitative data by purposive or judgmental sampling technique. The research instruments were 1) five-rating scale questionnaires with reliability of 0.94 and index of item-objective congruence (IOC) between 0.60-1.00. The statistical data analysis was conducted by means of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and 2) structured interview which was analyzed by using content analysis research. The findings were as follows: 1) The current circumstances for developing organization were found that the most practice was shared leadership while the least was information system. 2) The desirable conditions for developing the faculties toward learning organization showed that the most desired practice was team learning while the least practice was system thinking. 3) The guidelines for developing the faculties of Rajabhat Universities in the northern region toward learning organization consisted of 6 aspects, including information system, knowledge transferring, system thinking, organization structure, team learning and shared leadership.