Expectation of Educators and Students towards a Distance Learning Model in Southernmost Provinces of Thailand

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the expectation of administrators, teachers, education officers, and students towards a distance learning model in southernmost provinces of Thailand. The samples of this study included 112 school administrators, teachers, and educational officers in five southernmost provinces of Thailand and 237 students who study in five southernmost provinces of Thailand. The process of this study was divided into two phases: the first phase was to analyze and synthesize literature and documents related to the expectation of distance learning management and the second phase was to collect data by questionnaires. Results reveled that the management of distance learning should be organized based on students’ needs and the lessons should be able to be accessed from anywhere, anytime. With varieties of instructional approaches and the opportunity for students to communicate, the learning system that allows teachers, assistant teachers, and peers to communicate without limitations of place and time will strengthen the capabilities of students in the southernmost provinces of Thailand to be more successful in higher educations.