This abstract is aimed to study the problems and barriers in receiving the business administration students into co-operative education apprentice in accordance with the firms’ ideas on organizing and working processes qualifications knowledge and competence in the field of study. Population is the entrepreneurs or controllers who accept 180 fourth-year students of academic year 2255 to the internship programme. The data collection is using questionnaires. Statistics used in the data analysis are percentile means and stand deviation. The research results are as followed: 1. The problems and barriers on organizing and working process are at the high level. This implies that the firms are unable to coordinate with the institution to define and get the students ready before implementing.2. The problems and barriers on the qualifications of cooperative study students are at the high level. This implies that those students are unable to make decision to solve problems during internship. 3. The problems and barriers on knowledge and competence in their fields of study are at the high level. This implies that students are unable to communicate well both verbally and alphabetically in Thai and foreign languages.

The research objectives were to establish and evaluate the graduates competence in the programme of bachelor of science in industrial education (mechanical engineering) of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. The research tools were functional map by 12 specialists. Data inspection of quality by finding specialists ‘s index of consistency (IOC). The data was analyzed by statistic as percentage and F-test. Population groups were 55 students of the fifth year. The research results were as following 1) The establishment of the graduates competence consisted of 1 key purpose 2 key roles 6 key functions 25 units of competence and 423 elements of competence. 2) The evaluation of the graduates competence by using theory test as following : The units of competence of applied teaching were score average 63.12% basic mechanic and applied mechanic were score average 63.99% automotive technology were score average 63.07%. As the result of F-test that the testers of 3 units of competence were difference at significance level 0.05.

This research aimed to create the appropriate model of integrated learning activity for developing the new generation of graduates at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (RMUTL). The population consisted of 17 experts for assessing the appropriate model of integrated learning. The research instruments used by experts included questionnaires for creating integrated learning model and evaluation forms for the appropriation of integrated learning model. For the collection of data by experts the researcher used the Delphi techniques. The results of the study indicated that Work-Integrated Learning and Project-Based Integrated Learning were the most appropriate integrated learning models for developing the new generation of graduates at RMUTL. The results of experts’ evaluations on the appropriateness of those models showed that the mean was 5.00 and the standard deviation was 0.00.

This research is to study the problems and barriers for cooperative education student trainee recruitment according to the work place’s concept the aspects of training management training format training students’ qualifications and training students’ knowledge. The population are owners of various workplaces who accept 180 fourth year undergraduate students in training. Questionnaires are used to collect data statistically analyzed by Percentage Mean and Standard Deviation. The findings of the research reveals problems and obstacles as follow : 1. For the training management aspect the workplaces are not able to cooperate with the university to set aims and prepare the students before training the workplaces do not recognize purposes of the university’s training course the suitable positions for the students are not provided by the workplaces. 2. For the training students’ qualifications the students are unlikely to make decision in their performances’ problem solving no self-confidence and carefulness in their performances. 3. For the training students’ knowledge the students are unable to analyze and plan their performances; they have not a good command of both written and spoken English and Thai. In addition they lack of vocational skills.

The objectives of this research were to study and compare factors affecting dropping out of undergraduates in Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The finding on four types of factors were launched : personal educational institute family and social factor. Survey research methodology was exploited by distributing questionnaires to sample group of 638 RMUTP undergraduates in 2012 academic year. And the data was analyzed by the percentage the standard deviation the t-test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results were as followed : the personal factor as a whole was at low level they were : insufficient background knowledge in their fields capability in passing the examination getting low grade point average learning without planning boring of learning facing financial problem negative attitude in vocational field learning in dislike branch absence in class and having problems on family responsibility. On the institute factors as a whole it was at moderate level the causes were: inadequate facilities and services of the institute personal safety learning without instruments lack of helpfulness for the handicapped institute’s strict discipline inappropriate laboratory and buildings the executive management’s transparency institute’s relations with students unsuitable activities for learning expensive fee the students’ entrance without admission system overloaded extracurricular activities. On the family factor it was at low level as a whole they were : economics problems the family’s poverty parents’ attitude towards the institute single-mom’s burdens stability of parents career. Finally the social factor as a whole it was at low level they were : distance from students’ home the freshmen’s traditions self( 4) adjustment among peer group improperly learning environment quarrels and conflicts with others and freshmen’s assimilation in new surroundings. By comparing personal factors to family factors the study found that all factors were nonsignificantly different at the level of 0.05. While the institute factors and the social factors were significant different at the level 0.05