The Current State and Problem Status of Child Caretakers Using Educational Information Technology in Thailand
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The purpose of this research were to study the status and problems involving the use of educational information technology for learning experience management within the environment of pre-school children in early childhood center and to identify suitable guidelines for the use of educational information technology by child caretakers in Thailand.
This research utilized a mixed method approach. The samplings from the quantitative method were 384 child caretakers in the academic year 2012 in early childhood centers from the department of local government of the Ministry of Interior. The samplings from the quality method included in depth interviews with 12 individuals selected from child caretakers and administrative persons from various local government organizations. The research tools included questionnaires and in depth interviews to identify the suitable guidelines for the use of educational information technology by child caretakers.
The results showed: 1) child caretakers preferred the educational information technology for the learning experience management in accordance to the requirements of children. The preparation, selection and use of the educational information technology were calibrated to the age of child. 2) child caretakers could not organize learning activities on time due to insufficient budgets for the preparation and selection of the educational information technology devices. The guidelines for the use of educational information technology by child caretakers in Thailand are as follows: 1) provide sufficient budget to the early childhood center 2) the head of the child caretakers must report problems to the original affiliation in order to get the needed support 3) child caretakers themselves
must use their own time to study and update their own knowledge of the educational information technology.
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This research utilized a mixed method approach. The samplings from the quantitative method were 384 child caretakers in the academic year 2012 in early childhood centers from the department of local government of the Ministry of Interior. The samplings from the quality method included in depth interviews with 12 individuals selected from child caretakers and administrative persons from various local government organizations. The research tools included questionnaires and in depth interviews to identify the suitable guidelines for the use of educational information technology by child caretakers.
The results showed: 1) child caretakers preferred the educational information technology for the learning experience management in accordance to the requirements of children. The preparation, selection and use of the educational information technology were calibrated to the age of child. 2) child caretakers could not organize learning activities on time due to insufficient budgets for the preparation and selection of the educational information technology devices. The guidelines for the use of educational information technology by child caretakers in Thailand are as follows: 1) provide sufficient budget to the early childhood center 2) the head of the child caretakers must report problems to the original affiliation in order to get the needed support 3) child caretakers themselves
must use their own time to study and update their own knowledge of the educational information technology.
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