Guidelines for Constructing Cooperative Network to Promote Student’s Career Skills Development for Pilot Schools, Chiang Mai Education Sandbox

Abstract

The objectives of this mixed method research are to 1) examine the state of cooperative network formation,
2) extract lessons from educational institution directors regarding best practices for constructing cooperative networks between educational institutions and workplace, and 3) develop and verify guidelines for constructing cooperative network to promote students’ career skills development for pilot school, Chiang Mai Education Sandbox. Data collection tools include research questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and validation surveys for accuracy, feasibility, and appropriateness. The research findings indicate 1) the reality of cooperative network formation conducive to promote students’ career skills development is rated high. 2) There are six best practices in cooperative network formation that promote students’ career skills development, namely setting common goals, coordinating network organizations, collaborative planning and activities, joint operations, lesson extraction and dissemination of work, and continuous relationship development and maintenance. 3) Guidelines for constructing cooperative network to promote students’ career skills development for pilot school, Chiang Mai Education Sandbox consist of four components: principles and concepts, objectives, operational methods, and success criteria, totaling 72 guidelines. These guidelines, upon verification, received unanimous agreement (100%) and achieved the highest average score for accuracy, feasibility, and appropriateness, meeting quality standards across all aspects.