Factors affecting the success of a doctoral degree in Thailand
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Success factors, Doctoral degree, Education, ThailandAbstract
The objectives of this research was to study the factors affecting the success of doctoral degree study in Thailand including the study of life planning of doctoral degree students. The research population comprised 17 doctoral degree holders who graduated during the 2015 – 2019 academic years from state and private universities with the normal (closed), open and free admission systems. Data were collected from the study of documents and research reports, informal interviews, and in-depth interviews. The research tool used in qualitative study was an interview form created by the researchers based on the concepts, theories and related research studies, with the IOCs of the items ranging from 0.66 – 1.00. Research findings revealed that there were three factors affecting the success of doctoral degree study in Thailand: 1) the money to be used as expenditure on tuition and fees; 2) the doctoral dissertation advisors who encouraged the students to complete their study within the time limit and graduate sooner; having dissertation advisors who could communicate well with the students and understand them would enhance their confidence that they could complete their doctoral degree study; and 3) the life planning of doctoral degree students which involved three important factors, namely, the planning on financial matters, the planning on studying, and the planning on career. In addition, it was found that the underlying principles for achieving success in doctoral degree study were that the students must have their commitment, attention, discipline, perseverance, planning for study, and allocation of sufficient time for learning and reading. The findings from this research can be applied as guidelines for development and enhancement of graduate study. Also, the state work agencies concerning education can apply the findings from this research in both short term and long term strategic planning.
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