Guidelines for Solving Dropout Problems at Government Vocational Educational Institutions in Chonburi Province

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the problems of dropout among students from the vocational education institutions of government in Chonburi, and (2) to examine guidelines for solving dropout problems. The study employed a questionnaire for data collection from 243 cases. They consisted of 8 deputy directors and 235 teachers from the vocational education institutions of the government in Chonburi. The statistical methodology used analyze the data was frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The findings of the study were as follows: (1) there were four main factors for dropout problems among students from vocational education institutions in Chonburi; focusing on the student’s factor – it was related to inefficient time management, focusing on family’s factor – it was related to poverty, focusing on teacher’s factor – it was related to heavy workload assigned, and focusing on institution’s factor – it was related to the distance between the accommodations and the institutions of the students respectively, and (2) the study also suggested that the students should be supported to be discipline and aware of the importance of education, the teaching style of the teachers should be modern, interesting, and appropriate, the guardians should frequently cooperate with people in charge in the institutions and provide information relevant to bursary for the students, and the institutions should provide the supportive environment for teaching and learning process as well as re-consider the flexibility and suitability of the regulations or codes of conduct of each institution.