This research aims to rank popularity in pursuing higher-education in the field of Home Economics of 11th grade students in Bangkok Metropolitan area and to survey level of basic knowledge in Home Economics motivation and channel in receiving information for higher education. The sample group consisted of 400 students in 11th grade in Bangkok Metropolitan. The tool employed was an opinion questionnaire. The study found that the sample group ranked Kasetsart University as the highest popular university followed by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University Srinakharinwirot University Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon Suan Sunantha Rajabhat University Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthe and Phranakhon Rajabhat University respectively. Most of the respondents had high level of knowledge in Home Economics particularly about Food and Nutrition. Regarding motivation the sample group gave importance to courses offered in terms of institutional aspect students’ requirement in terms of personal aspect and future career in terms of inherent individual factor. Concerning channel of information most respondents chose to gain information through guidance teacher and website of the universities which the samples considered as most reliable.

The research aimed to study the further study needed at diploma degree and bachelor degree and to investigate the haracteristics of graduates in diploma degree and bachelor degree in accordance with business Enterprises needs. The populations were 1170 of the third -year diploma students in Home Economics Arts and Commercials Program from vocational schools under the Department of Vocational Education 297 of the second year diploma students from educational institutions under Rajamangala Institute of Technology Ministry of Education 1050 of the second year diploma students from educational institution under the Department of Vocational Education 1170 of the upper secondary school students from educational institutions under the Department of Elementary Education Ministry of Education and 146 enterprises. The research instrument was the questionnaire concerning further study needed by students and business enterprises needs in graduates. The data analysis was perfornled by frequency count percentage and mean. The major results were as follows: 1. Further study needed by the third year diploma students 1.1 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics Arts and Commercials program were mostly found the 17 year-old female ones. 1.2 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition Administrative Home Economics and Home Economics Communication Arts respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Commercials program were in Business Computer and Packaging Design respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Arts program were in Packaging Design and Business Computer respectively. 1.3 The needs of bachelor students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development and General Home Economics-Art and Craft Business respectively. The needs of bachelor students for further study in Commercials program were in Infonnation Technology and Hotel Program respectively. The needs of bachelor students for further study in Arts program were in Industrial Product Design and Packaging Design respectively. 2. Further study needed by the second year diploma students 2.1 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics Arts and Commercials program were mostly found in the 18 year-old female ones. 2.2 The needs of diploma students for further study in Home Economics program were in Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development General Home Economics-Art and Craft Business respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Commercials program were In Infonnation Technology Industrial Product Design and Clothing and Textiles respectively. The needs of diploma students for further study in Arts program were in Industrial Product Design Clothing and Textiles and Information Teclmology respectively. 3.Further study needed by the upper secondary school students 3.1 The upper secondary school students were mostly the 17 year-old female ones. 3.2 Further study needed at diploma degree by the upper secondary school students was found in Business Computer the most. Food and Nutrition. Industrial Product Design Clothing and Textile Home Economics Administration and Home Economics Communication Arts were found less respectively. Further study needed at bachelor degree by the upper secondary school students in Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development Industrial Product Design and Information Technology were found respectively. 4. Business enterprises needs in graduates 4.1 Entrepreneurs were mostly managers in service business enterprises. 4.2 Business enterprises needs in diploma graduates in Food and Nutrition was found the most. Business Computer Clothing and Textile Home Economics Administration and Industrial Product Design were found less respectively. Business enterprises needs annually in Food and Nutrition and Home Economics Administration were found the most. 4.3 Business enterprises needs in bachelor graduates were in Hotel Program Food and Nutrition InfoDl1ation Technology and Food and Nutrition-Food Product Development respectively Business enterprises needs annually in Hotel Program Food and Nutrition and General Home Economics were found the most. 4.4 Desirable characteristics of graduates needed by business enterprises were to be academically expert vocationally expert English literacy specialists and computer literacy respectively. Special characteristics of graduates needed were to be responsible honest friendly creative and leadership respectively.

สรุป วัฒนธรรมอาจจะมีความแตกต่างกันได้ทั้งในระดับแนวนอนและแนวตั้ง โดยสาระแล้ว ความแตกต่างที่แท้จริงก็คือ ระหว่าง สิ่งที่เรียกกว่าวัฒนธรรมที่หลากหลาย ซึ่งไม่ได้หมายถึงความเท่าเทียมกันทางวัฒนธรรม หรือวัฒนธรรมที่มีสูงกว่ากับวัฒนธรรมที่ต่ำกว่าแต่อย่างใด แต่ในความหมายของวัฒนธรรมที่รู้หรือยอมรับกันในระดับหนึ่ง กับวัฒนธรรมที่มีอยู่หลายๆ ระดับและหลากหลายลักษณะ ซึ่งความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมมีความหวายลึกถึงการรใช้ทรัพยากรที่ต่างกัน มนุษย์และบุคคลจึงต้องมีการเปลี่ยนแปลง แลกเปลี่ยน และมีทางเลือกใหม่ตลอดเวลา การปรับตัวและการกลมกลืนของวัฒนธรรม ต่างประเทศของนักศึกษาแลกเปลี่ยน จะต้องมีความเข้าใจในส่วนของการปรับตัวและการเข้าสังคมที่ต่างประเทศซึ่งเป็นส่วนสำคัญที่จะช่วยให้นักศึกษาแลกเปลี่ยน ปรับตัวเข้าหาสิ่งแวดล้อมและวัฒนธรรมที่มหาวิทยาลัยคู่สัญญาในต่างประเทศโดยขาดความกังวล ในการเข้าร่วมการปรับตัวเข้าหาของนักศึกษาแลกเปลี่ยนตรงนี้จากทำให้เกิดความคาดหวังในมหาวิทยาลัยคู่สัญญาในต่างประเทศดังนั้นการสร้างความเข้าใจข้ามวัฒนธรรมเป้นการสร้างฐานรากที่สำคัญของมิตรภาพและความสัมพันธ์ใกล้ชิดระหว่างชาติ ในโลกที่มีการติดต่อสัมพันธ์ด้านต่างๆอย่างรวดเร็ว จะต้องเสริมความเข้าใจระหว่างกันด้านความคิด วิถีชีวิต จารึกและค่านิยมที่ยังหลากหลายมากในโลกปัจจุบัน