Scholar: Vol. 11, No. 1 (2019)

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    A comparative-correlational study of years 4 to 6 and years 7 to 9 non-Thai students' motivation and orientation of motivation toward learning Thai at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2019) Sunida Wiriyanusorn ; Lynch, Richard
    The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference between Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students’ level of motivation toward learning Thai, and to determine if there was a significant association between Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students’ orientation of motivation toward learning Thai at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand. An adapted version of Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) was used to collect data from 29 non-Thai students in Years 4 to 6 and 44 non-Thai students in Years 7 to 9 during the second semester of academic Years 2017 – 2018. Descriptive statistics – means, standard deviations, as well as a t-Test, and Pearson’s chisquared test were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that both Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students at the target school had slightly low levels of motivation toward learning Thai and both Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students’ orientation of motivation was instrumental. Motivation for learning Thai between Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students was not significantly different, while Years 4 to 6 and Years 7 to 9 non-Thai students’ orientation of motivation was found to be significantly associated. Recommendations for school administrators, teachers, and future researchers are provided.
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    A comparative study on teachers' perceptions towards principal's instructional leadership according to their demographics in USH private school, Mandalay, Myanmar
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2019) Kyi Kyi Yu ; Yan, Ye ; Jane Kanjanaphoomin
    The main purpose of this study was to identify the demographic profiles of teachers, to determine Teachers’ Perceptions towards Principal’s Instructional Leadership, and to compare Teachers’ Perceptions towards Principal’s Instructional Leadership at USH private School Mandalay according to their gender, age, educational background and work-experiences in 2017. A total of 53 teachers (23 male and 30 female) from USH private school Mandalay completed the questionnaire, it was designed to identify the Teachers’ demographics and their perceptions towards principal’s Instructional Leadership. The questionnaire was adopted from Murphy & Hallinger (1985) Principal’s Instructional Management Range Scale (PIMRS). This research study was designed as a quantitative and comparative study. The data from this research was analyzed by frequency & percentage, mean and standard deviation, Independent Sample t-test and OneWay ANOVA. The study found that the level of Teachers’ Perceptions towards Principal’s Instructional Leadership was moderate. At the significance level .05, there were no significant differences on Teachers’ Perceptions towards Principal’s Instructional Leadership according to their gender, age, Educational background and work-experiences in USH private school Mandalay, Myanmar. This research study would give valuable insight into the role of Instructional Leadership support in shaping teachers, principal and teacher-principal relationship, student achievement and school improvement. It recommended that the Principal must involve his/her Instructional Leadership management on teachers and students such as protecting Instructional time, communicating school goals, monitoring student progress.
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    A qualitative look into the lives and aspirations of street children in Ho Chi Minh City
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2019) Jeffrey, Azrael Josiah ; Johnson, Donald Arthur
    The following paper presents a phenomenological view of Street children’s future aspirations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (HCMC) in 2018. Information was collected addressing general background data, their experiences of living on the street, and the reasons for and how they came to be living on the streets. The subjects studied comprised 3 male and 3 female street children living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Phenomenological interviews were generated using a variety of quantifiable data techniques. They included: in-depth interviews of participants (street children), in-depth interviews of adult individuals in the children’s lives, questionnaires, and observation. The results of the study show a correlation between poverty, broken homes, abuse, limited schooling, and at times, human trafficking. Participants often displayed avoidance or aggression when confronted with uncomfortable or taboo topics. Possible symptoms relating to mental disorders displayed were: depression, generalized anxiety, attachment disorders, aggression, criminality, frustration and hopelessness. The children were drawn to foreigners as a means to earn money, either through sales of trinkets or through scams or begging. As such, the participants generally displayed exaggerated friendliness, superficial connections, and forward mannerisms with adult speaking patterns. All the children had aspirations and perhaps unrealistic goals for the future.
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    The relationship between teachers' perception of the head teacher's leadership style and teachers' job satisfaction at an international school in Bangkok 
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2019) Dampier, Stephen ; Banks, Jerome
    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the teachers’ perception of the Head Teacher’s leadership style and the teachers’ job satisfaction at a selected International School in Bangkok, Thailand. The researcher conducted a quantitative study to answer the research questions and test the research hypothesis; there is a significant relationship between the teachers’ perception of the Head Teacher’s leadership style and job satisfaction. The results indicated the teachers’ did not perceive the Head Teacher to use a transformational leadership style. The teachers showed they were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. Finally, the analysis indicated that there was no significant relationship between the teachers’ perception of the Head Teacher’s leadership style and their level of job satisfaction. The researcher recommended that the Head Teacher should act more as a mentor or a coach to the teaching staff. Also a more collaborative culture should be fostered amongst staff.
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    The influence of extraversion and neuroticism on self-esteem and life satisfaction mediated by Facebook use among Thai Millennials
    (Bangkok : Assumption University, 2019) Pimchanok Suebsumrarn ; Varma, Parvathy
    Facebook is the number one social networking site in the world that people engage in the most. Its popularity has reached epidemic proportions and it leaves many questions unanswered as to whether it is good or bad for users’ psychological health, especially for Millennials who engage in Facebook more than any other activity in their lives. The current investigation attempted to explore the direct and indirect influences of the personality traits of extraversion and neuroticism on self-esteem and life satisfaction, being mediated by Facebook use among Thai Millennials. The results indicate that extraversion and neuroticism showed no significant indirect influences on the self-esteem and life satisfaction of Thai Millennials, being mediated by their Facebook use. However, both extraversion and neuroticism were found to have positive direct relationships with self-esteem and life satisfaction. Moreover, there is a positive correlation between Facebook use and extraversion but not with neuroticism. Additionally, the amount of Facebook use has no link to either self-esteem or life satisfaction and that using Facebook does not change how Thai Millennials feel about themselves and their state of life satisfaction.