Secondary Social Studies Teaching Competencies as Perceived by Student-Teachers, Instructors, and Administrators in Thailand Page: 42
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improved; (c) most students have positive attitudes toward
social studies education. A number of students find certain
content such as political institutions in civics boring,
even though they feel that it is relevant to their lives.
In 1977, Koonme conducted, a comparative study of the
competency of prospective secondary social studies teachers
in the United States and Thailand. The following were the
results of Koonmee's research.
1. Thai literature placed emphasis on the personal
characteristics desirable for prospective teachers. There
were few statements pertinent to the competencies of
prospective teachers in academic and professional areas
available in written form in Thailand while the wealth of
American professional literature placed emphasis on academic
and professional areas.
2. Educators in the United States agreed that
competent teachers should have research experience, be able
to deal with controversial issues and values conflicts, and
have a broad base of knowledge about human culture and
society and social science concepts and generalizations.
3. The opinions of Thai educators concerning the
competencies of prospective secondary social studies
teachers that have been frequently identified in Thai
professional literature are that they should: (a) serve as
good models to students; (b) be moral, kind, polite, and
generous; (c) devote time to students and the public; (d) be
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Kamonkan Witayangkoon. Secondary Social Studies Teaching Competencies as Perceived by Student-Teachers, Instructors, and Administrators in Thailand, dissertation, August 1990; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330774/m1/50/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .