The Evaluation of the PhD Curriculum in Educational Administration (Revised 2561 B.E.) Faculty of Education Silpakorn University

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the PhD curriculum in Educational Administration and to identify the recommendations and expectations of the PhD curriculum in Educational Administration. The data was collected from interviews and questionnaires from lecturers, PhD students and their superiors following Stake’s concept (1967) of curriculum evaluation model in 3 aspects: antecedents, transaction and outcomes.  The data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis.

The findings revealed that:

1. The PhD curriculum in Educational Administration was found appropriate and satisfying in all aspects: antecedents, transaction and outcomes.


2. The recommendations and expectations of the PhD Curriculum in Educational administration were as follow: updating the curriculum content and activities to be more applicable and enable the students to the role of PhD graduates and future research; developing students’ personalities, increasing relationship building activities for students, increasing activities for stimulating knowledge and experience sharing among PhD students, PhD graduates and lecturers; and developing students’ technology skills and communication skills.