A Transformative Approach in SDGs to Strengthen Thai Higher Education Instructors
Abstract
A study on the transformative strategy in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to strengthen Thai higher education instructors relating to Sustainable Development (ESD) and Education for Global Citizenship (EGC) is included in this paper. Our research will focus on changing processes to deal with the difficulties of the digital transition that are materializing more quickly than anticipated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is a research-based process to formulate policy recommendations for fostering higher education instructors’ empowerment. There are three objectives as follows: (1) to explore the current situation concerning the transformative approach to strengthen Thai higher education instructors, (2) to propose opinions and recommendations on policies and guidelines on problems and obstacles in developing a faculty development in the 21st century, and (3) to formulate a report on the results of operations for making proposals to relevant agencies and organizations to drive concretely further. The outcomes of the subcommittee meeting on analyzing the transformative approach to strengthening higher education instructors and the evaluation for model approval. The results are: (1) the transformative model consisted of a report on the existing and future conditions that empowered instructors to develop future skills, and (2) recommendations for policy, mechanisms, and responsible organizations in three main areas: recommendations for institutions that produce instructors for higher education, recommendations for the establishment of agencies in charge of big data in education at all levels.
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