Expectations of Establishments on the Desired Characteristics of the Students for Professional Experience Practice under the Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the expectations of establishments on the desired characteristics of the students for professional experience practice under the Faculty of Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, and 2) compare personal information individually that affects establishments on their expectations of the desired characteristics of the professional experience practice students. The population used in the research was 117 establishments that accepted students for professional experience training in the academic year 2020 - 2021, 1 person per location, 117 people in total. The percentage, mean and standard deviation, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple comparison test by LSD were used for data analysis.

        The findings showed that 1) the overall expectation of the establishments on the desired characteristics of the professional experience practice students was at a high level (μ= 4.06). The individual factor consideration was also at a high level:  numerical analysis skills, communication and information technology skills (μ= 4.23), knowledge (μ= 4.11), morals and ethics (μ= 4.09), interpersonal skills and accountability (μ= 3.99), and cognitive skills (μ= 3.88).  2) The expectation comparison was found that gender showed no relation to the expectations of the establishments. Job positions and types of establishments showed different expectations in terms of knowledge and cognitive skills. The size of establishments influenced the expectations on interpersonal skills and accountability and types of establishments showed different expectations in terms of numerical analysis skills, communication and information technology statistically significant difference at the level of 0.05.