This research aimed to : 1) study the constructivist teaching method through cooperative learning activities to enable students’ self-instruction 2) to design the cooperative teaching and learning model based on the constructivism for the information literacy and research skills course for the students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon and 3) to develop the constructivist-cooperative teaching and learning instruction to develop critical thinking and learning achievement for the information literacy and research skills course at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. This research used a mixed-method between quantitative research and qualitative research. The data were collected from 30 students using the questionnaire approved by the experts. The in-depth interviewed data from five students who were fast acute and adept learners were analyzed and processed. The computerized statistics were percentage mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were analyzed for content (Content Analysis). The findings showed that the students had the opinion at a high level about the model of constructivist-cooperative teaching and learning model in the information literacy skills course. Regarding each aspect it was found that the students were extremely satisfied with the constructivist-cooperative teaching and learning model. The following satisfaction lied in the development of the teaching and learning model and the trial of the model conducted with real students to see any potential flaws for further improvement and development of appropriate and effective instruction models. In addition the opinions of the informants were accordant with those of the students. The model should focus on the content and the instruction design. Group works should be used so that students can help each other. Experts in constructivism should play a main role in the development of a constructivist-cooperative instruction model. The constructivist-cooperative instruction model should be implemented with real students. The results can be further used for improvement and development of appropriate and effective instruction models.

The study was aimed to investigate environmental conservation conscience and related knowledge of Business Administration undergraduates at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. It was also intended to examine the relationship between the environmental conservation knowledge and the students’ environmental conservation conscience. The samples were 208 fourth year students studying in the second semester of at the Faculty of Business Administration in 2013. The data were collected through the questionnaire regarding the environmental conservation conscience and related knowledge and were analyzed by the frequency distribution percentage distribution standard deviation t-test and One – Way ANOVA. In case of 0.05 statistical differences was found Scheffe’s method was applied for adjusting significance levels in a linear regression analysis to account for multiple comparisons as well as Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistically significant at 0.05 level. The result showed that Business Administration undergraduates highly displayed their environmental conservation conscience and related knowledge and moderately related (r = 0.407) and statistically significant at level of 0.05.

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.

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