Development of the Extremely Poor Students Selection Process for Receiving the Teacher Production Project Scholarship for Protected Schools in Thailand

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a systematic process for selecting scholarship recipients to participate in the Krurakthin project at Kalasin University. To gather insights into the selection process, stakeholders from five distinct groups, including the director of the educational service area, the director of the destination school, community leaders, lecturers, and scholarship recipients, were interviewed. This study represents the preliminary stage of analysis and process development. The research instruments consisted of (1) an opinion interview form on the scholarship recipient selection process and (2) a form for evaluating the appropriateness of the selection procedure for scholarship recipients. The data were analyzed statistically by comparing the means and standard deviations. The research findings prompted the development of a procedure for selecting scholarship recipients. Regarding the appropriateness of the scholarship recipient selection process, it was found that the appropriateness of the advertisement process was scored at 4.55 ± 0.50 points, which was at the highest level. The appropriateness of the finding process was scored at 4.73 ± 0.45 points, which was at the highest level. The appropriateness of the screening process was scored at 4.58 ± 0.50 points, which was at the highest level. Additionally, the appropriateness of the selection process was 4.54 ± 0.64 points, which was at the highest level. Each process had a total appropriateness score of 4.61 + 0.32 points, which is considered to be at the highest level. These results led to the production of a manual for choosing scholarship candidates to enroll in the Krurakthin project at Kalasin University and to prepare for the field test of the selection process of 4th-year Krurakthin students.