A Study Life and Career Skills in 21st century of Students at Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi.

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop the Life and career test for undergraduate students 2) study a Life and Career Skills in 21^st century of undergraduate students. The samples consisted of 400 students from Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi. The instrument used in this study was a measurement of Life and Career Skills in 21^st century developed by the author. It consists of five factor applying from 21^st Century Skills aspects: Flexibility and adaptability, Initiative and self-direction, Social and crosscultural skills, Productivity and accountability, Leadership and responsibility. The reliability of the measurement was 0.86. The statistical methods used for data analysis were percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results were as follows : The average of undergraduate students’ Life and career skills were high level mean that the person able to manage adaptive coping with situations that occur in everyday life as well. When separated in particular it revealed that the highest scores found in 1) Social and cross cultural skills, Productivity 2) aspect Initiative and self-direction was height, 3) aspect Productivity and accountability was height, 4) aspect Leadership and  responsibility was height and 5) aspect Flexibility and adaptability.