The Development Model of Teachers’ Potential for Reducing Disparities in Education in Phrapariyattidhamma Schools, General Education Division

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Phrakhrusamu Thong Thitapanyo (Butdee), Suddhipong Srivichai, Intha Siriwan, Peravat Chaisuk

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The objectives of this research were 1) to study the potential condition of teachers in Phrapariyattidhamma School, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities; 2) to develop a model of teacher potential in Phrapariyattidhamma schools, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities; 3) to propose a model of teacher potential in Phrapariyattidhamma School, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities. Mixed methods research was designed including quantitative research and qualitative research. The tools used in the research were questionnaires of 354 samples. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and data from in-depth interviews with the director, academics and experts of 10 key informants and focus group discussion of 9 experts to examine the potential patterns of teachers in Phrapariyattidhamma School, General Education to reduce educational disparities. Qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis. The results of the research revealed that: 1) the potential condition of teachers in Phrapariyattidhamma School, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities found that teachers were developed more than twice a year, with the greatest amount of improvement in subject content related to the subjects taught by joining the potential development on Saturday - Sunday. National Buddhism Office is responsible for the budget for attending the training. The content of the subjects that have been developed for teachers' potential can be used to meet their needs, methods for developing teacher potential training is the most used method, and followed by workshop study visit learning from practice job rotation continuing education and seminars. 2)  A model of teacher potential in Phrapariyattidhamma schools, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities was developed and consisting of values, skills, knowledges, attributes, and method for teacher development. 3) A model of teacher potential in Phrapariyattidhamma School, General Education Division to reduce educational disparities consisted of 1) developing teachers' potential in values, 2) developing teachers' potential in skills, 3) Development of teachers' potential in knowledge,  4) Development of teachers' potential in terms of desirable attributes, and 5) Methods for developing teachers' potential such as continuing education at the higher level, seminar, workshop, study from best practice, job rotation, learning by practice, self-study, research and development work in duty, and mixed methods development.

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