Research Directions in Interior Architecture in the Higher Education in Thailand (1997-2016)

Thirayu Jumsai Na Ayudhya

doi:10.5539/ass.v13n8p66

Abstract

This research aims to explore research directions in interior architecture in the higher education in Thailand within the past two decades (1997-2016). This research is a part of the quinquennial curriculum renewal process of the master degree of interior architecture programme, Department of Interior Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL). The systematic literature review was conducted to track back on theses in interior architecture in the higher education in Thailand. The query focused on master degree theses published from 1997 to 2016 within ThaiLIS-Thai Library Integrated System (TTLIS) in which research, theses, and dissertations of all universities in Thailand were systematically collected. The keyword ‘interior architecture’ was used to search for thesis documents in TTLIS with specifically refined results on master degree theses in all universities in Thailand. One hundred and ninety-six theses were found in the search. This research comprises two stages. In the first stage, all one hundred and ninety-six theses were systematically reviewed and categorized into different types of research. It was found that there was no predictive research type and no novel theoretical framework generated among studied theses. In second stage, semi-structure interview was adopted to explore details of participants’ experiences of doing their theses; inspirations, background ideas, supports, and obstacles. A lack of generating new theoretical frameworks in interior architecture in the higher education in Thailand has weaken the progression of research in this discipline. Developing a novel theoretical framework in interior architecture in the higher education in Thailand is recommended.

Highlights

The important role of curriculum is to provide a framework for relevant educational courses (Khan & Law, 2015)
In the first stage this research began with systematic literature review through previous relevant thesis documents in interior architecture in the higher education in Thailand retrieved from ThaiLIS-Thai Library Integrated System (TTLIS)
3.1 The first stage results One hundred and ninety-six thesis documents were found in TTLIS database

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Introduction

The important role of curriculum is to provide a framework for relevant educational courses (Khan & Law, 2015). The Department of Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), have been administering a Master course of interior architecture since 1993. The curriculum for this course has been continuously renewed. There are several conceptual models used to develop curriculum in the higher education, for example; the Addie’s model, an integrative approach model, and O’Neill’s curriculum design process Among those models the process of developing curriculum is different in details, the mutual key processes those models is to track back on the learning outcome

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