FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONDUCTING RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE FACULTY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THANYABURI

Abstract

This objectives of the study were: 1) to investigate the levels of the research project factors, and 2) to explore the factors affecting conducting research projects of the Faculty of Technical Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. The participants were 90 lecturers who had experiences in conduct research projects in the Faculty of Technical Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. The instrument was a Five-point Likert scale questionnaire of lecturers’ opinions on 2 areas: potential factors, and research supporting factors. The data were analyzed using the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviations, and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings of the research were as follows: 1. The factors affecting conducting research projects in the Faculty of Technical Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi including potential factors ( =4.13, S.D.=.51), and research supporting factors ( =3.76, S.D.=.74 ) were at a high level. 2. By means of Multiple Regression Analysis examining the differences in regression coefficients by adding each factor showed that the potential factors (X1), and the research supporting factos (X2) did not affect conducting research projects in the Faculty of Technical Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi.