THE CAREER PATHS OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The research entitled “TheCareerPathsofFaculty MembersinPrivateHigher EducationInstitutions” was a survey research with the objectives are to 1. study the faculty members’ opinions towards levels of significance and advantage in career paths, 2. study the levels of action in supporting and promoting success and advantage in career paths, 3. relationship between the advantage and supporting in career paths of the faculty members, and 4. relationship between the action in supporting and promoting success and advantage in career paths of faculty members in private higher education institutions. The research instruments were 2 sets of questionnaires; one for the faculty operating staff and the other for teaching staff. The samplings used in the study were teaching staff and personnel administrators of private higher education institutions. The results of the study found that:

1. The majority of personnel administrators held a Master Degree and worked for those institutions from 5 to 10 years. The majority of teaching staff had a Master Degree and their salary was between 15,000 baht and 20,000 baht. Most of them had no academic ranks and titles.

2. Promoting and supporting the advantage in career paths of teaching staff in private higher education institutions;

2.1 The level of promoting and supporting the advantage in career paths of teaching staff was high, but the level of action in promoting and supporting the advantage in career paths was moderate.

2.2 The levels of action and achievement in the advantage in career paths were both moderate.

3. The advantage of career paths were positively related to promoting and supporting with a significantly figure at 0.05 4. The level of action in promoting and supporting the advantage in career paths of teaching staff were positively related to level of achievement in career paths with a significant figure at 0.05.