A comparison of actual roles and expected roles of teachers in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students as perceived by administrators and teachers under jurisdiction of the general education department, Bangkok metropolis
Abstract:
Purposes : The purposes of this research were to study and compare the differences between the actual and expected roles of teachers as perceived by administrators and teachers, and to compare the differences between administrators and teachers perception concerning the actual and expected roles of teacher in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students, that is self - reliance, diligence and responsibility, thriftiness, discipline and Haw-obedience, moral and ethics in accordance with the religious concept, nationalism, religion and kingship. Besides, this study was a survey of the teachers problems in instilling the five basic values and the suggestions for solving such problems. Procedures : Stratified random sampling method was used, covering 111 administrators and 364 teachers in the lower secondary schools in Bangkok Metropolis. Questionnaire and interview were structured and designed by the researcher, questionnaire composed of check list, rating-scale and open-end. Data analyzed by using statistical technique of frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t-test. Findings: 1. The actual and expected roles of teachers in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students as perceived by administrators and teachers showed that 1.1 School administrators perceived that teachers performed the actual roles moderately in all aspects and expected that they should perform more roles in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students. Focus was made on discipline and law obedience, sense of value, less on self-reliance, diligence and responsibility. 1.2 Teachers perceived themselves as having performed and inculcating in their students all five aspects of basic value as expected reasonably well. They placed emphasis on discipline, law obedience, moral and ethics in accordance with the religious concept and also expected that discipline and law obedience activities should e practiced the most. Thriftiness were leastly practiced and should be practiced. 2. The differences between the actual and expected roles of teachers in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students regarding perceptions of the school administrators and teachers had significant differences at the .01 level. 3. The differences between school administrators and teachers perceptions concerning the actual and expected roles of teachers in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students showed that 3.1 School administrators and teachers perceptions concerning teachers actual roles had no significant difference at the .05 level. 3.2 School administrators and teachers perceptions concerning teachers expected roles were significantly differences at the .01 level. They had the different expectation to the topic on nationalism, religion and kingship. 4. The problems and suggestions concerning teachers roles in instilling the five basic values on lower secondary school students as perceived by administrators and teachers showed that 4.1 Most of the school administrators and teachers agreed on the following problems. 4.1.1 Problems arose of the fact that students came from different family background, environments and up-bringing. 4.1.2 Social environment did not create atmosphere favorable to the promotion of the five basic values. 4.1.3 Teachers had to spend most of the time in teaching too many subject matters to catch up with expanded curriculum. 4.2 Most of the school administrators and teachers had different viewpoints as follows : 4.2.1 School administrators expressed view that because of the work load demanded of them, in and out of schools, they had no time to devote to train the students. 4.2.2 Teachers accused the school administrators of having no real interest in promoting the five basic values. Therefore, they themselves had become complacent feeling indifferent one way or the other and did not support the program. 4.3 Most of the school administrators and teachers offered the following solutions. 4.3.1 Teachers should give knowledge and guidance to students, teaching them the important significance of how to appreciate and follow the five basic values as their way of life. 4.3.2 Social leaders and elders should set a good example for them. 4.4 Most of the school administrators and teachers proposed the following advices to narrow down the differences as follows: 4.4.1 School administrators were of the opinion that they should be relieved of some of their existing burden or work load and responsibility. 4.4.2 Teachers thought that school administrators should establish a good relationship with teachers as well as students and be receptive to the ideas or opinions offered by them and be more approachable. 4.4.3 School administrators suggested that seminar courses for teachers to enlighten them on the value of the five basic values should be set up. 4.4.4 Teachers were of the opinions that every teacher should take it upon him or herself as his or her duty to inculcate in his or her students to realize the significance of the five basic values.