Study of Self Development Among Early Childhood Education Student Faculty of Education Bangkokthonburi University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study 1) To study of self development among early childhood education student faculty of education Bangkokthonburi University 2) To study and compare of self development among early childhood education student faculty of education Bangkokthonburi University while classifying study groups by gender, grade and academic achievement levels. This research uses research and development methods. The samples in this research were 1-4 grade of early childhood education student faculty of education Bangkokthonburi University of study with a total two hundred and twenty-seven people. The tool used in this was a questionnaire with forty questions. The reliability measurement was performed using coefficient which had a reliability value of .945. The data were analyzed were as follows: average scores, standard deviation, t-test and one way ANOVA. The results of the research were as follows: (1) Early childhood education student faculty of education Bangkokthonburi University had a high level of overall need for self development; (2) All undergraduate students, regardless of gender, year of study, or academic achievement level, have a need for self development. When categorized by area, it was found that: gender groups in the emotional, social and intellectual, which differed by .05, with the exception of the physical aspect which was identical; the need for self development among undergraduates compared by each grade and were in overall and individual terms considered identical; the need for self development among undergraduates with different academic achievement were identical both individually and overall. This study reveals students' self development needs and provides valuable information for the Faculty of Education to effectively organize activities promoting student self development.