Developing Leadership and Teamwork Skills of Pre-Service Teacher through Learning Camp
This study aimed to 1) develop pre-service teachers’
leadership skills through camp-based learning, and 2) develop preservice
teachers’ teamwork skills through camp-based learning. An
applied research methodology was used. The target group was
derived from a purposive selection. It involved 32 fourth-year
students in Early Childhood Education Program enrolling a course
entitled Seminar in Early Childhood Education provided during
second semester of academic year 2013. The treatment was camp-based
learning activities which applied a PDCA process including
four stages: 1) plan, 2) do, 3) check, and 4) act. Research instruments
were a learning camp program, a camp-based learning management
plan, a 5-level assessment form for leadership skills and a 5-level
assessment form for assessing teamwork skills. Data were analyzed
using descriptive statistics. Results were: 1) pre-service teachers’
leadership skills yielded the before treatment average score at x= 3.4,
S.D.=0.6 2and the after-treatment average score at x 4.29 , S.D.=0.66
pre-service teachers’ teamwork skills yielded the before-treatment
average score at x=3.31, S.D.=0.60 and the after-treatment average
score at x=4.42, S.D.=0.66 Both differences were statistically
significant at the .05 level. Thus, the pre-service teachers’ leadership
and teamwork skills were significantly improved through the camp-based
learning approach.
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Ability in Applying Science Knowledge at Learning Resource of Choeng
Doi Suthep Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Station.
Master Degree of Education Thesis, Chiangmai University, 2013.
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[1] B. McGraw. “Quality and quality in education,” Restructuring and
Quality: Issues for Tomorrow’s Schools. Tony Townsend (selection and
editorial matter). London: T. J. International Ltd., 1997.
[2] S. Kraupanit, “Learning through camping,” Academic Journal.
January-March 2000, pp. 16-19.
[3] Office of Academic and Educational Standards, Camping . Bangkok:
Office of the Basic Education Commission, 2009.
[4] S. A. Kirkpatrick and E.A. Locke, “Leadership: do traits matter?”
Academy of Management Perspectives. 1991,5(2), pp. 48-60.
[5] J. L. Pierce and R. B. Dunham. Managing. Scott Foresman/Little, Brown
Higher Education, Glenview, Illinois, 1990.
[6] D.B. Egolf. Forming Storming Norming Performing. Lincoln, NE:
iUniverse, 2001.
[7] J. P. Kotter. John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do. Boston: Harvard
Business School Press, 1999.
[8] P. G. Northouse, Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2012.
[9] B. Daies and L. Ellison, School Leadership for the 21th Century. London:
Routledge, 1997.
[10] C. BaoQuan, H. ZhenHai, Z. EnHui, and W. GuiRoong,“The study of
specialized courses using the PDCA cycle,” In Y. Wang (Ed.),Education
Management, Education Theory and Education Application.AISC 109,
pp.367-370, Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 2011.
[11] S. Jenjai, Developing Science Camp Activities to Promote Students'
Ability in Applying Science Knowledge at Learning Resource of Choeng
Doi Suthep Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Station.
Master Degree of Education Thesis, Chiangmai University, 2013.
[12] T. Pramornporn-anan, “A study of teamwork and training model
construction for developing teamwork of employees,” Research Journal
of Pibulsongkarm Rajabhat university. 5(9): pp.1-21, 2009.
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leadership skills through camp-based learning, and 2) develop preservice
teachers’ teamwork skills through camp-based learning. An
applied research methodology was used. The target group was
derived from a purposive selection. It involved 32 fourth-year
students in Early Childhood Education Program enrolling a course
entitled Seminar in Early Childhood Education provided during
second semester of academic year 2013. The treatment was camp-based
learning activities which applied a PDCA process including
four stages: 1) plan, 2) do, 3) check, and 4) act. Research instruments
were a learning camp program, a camp-based learning management
plan, a 5-level assessment form for leadership skills and a 5-level
assessment form for assessing teamwork skills. Data were analyzed
using descriptive statistics. Results were: 1) pre-service teachers’
leadership skills yielded the before treatment average score at x= 3.4,
S.D.=0.6 2and the after-treatment average score at x 4.29 , S.D.=0.66
pre-service teachers’ teamwork skills yielded the before-treatment
average score at x=3.31, S.D.=0.60 and the after-treatment average
score at x=4.42, S.D.=0.66 Both differences were statistically
significant at the .05 level. Thus, the pre-service teachers’ leadership
and teamwork skills were significantly improved through the camp-based
learning approach.", keywords = "Learning camp, leadership skills, teamwork skills.", volume = "8", number = "8", pages = "2768-4", }