The
Faculty
Background
The Faculty of
Education, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University has offered tertiary
education since 1937
In 1952, the
primary teacher program was offered in
different special fields of study such
as
In 1952, a
two-year Baccalaureate program of
secondary curriculum was offered to
those who
In
1955, a two-year Baccalaureate program
of primary curriculum and a two-year
Baccalaureate
In 1957, it offered
the two-year afternoon diploma in
teacher training for those students who
graduated
In 1958, it
introduced the higher diploma in
education, which recruited students with
two-year diploma
In 1967, Suan
Sunandha Teacher College offered a
one-year intensive Baccalaureate in
teacher training
In 1968, the
college offered the part time program in
Higher Diploma in Education, which
accepted all
In 1974, the
two-year bachelor degree was offered, in
which the curriculum of Education
College
was
In 1975, the
Ministry of Education elevated Suan
Sunandha Teacher College to higher
education institute
In
1978, it offered the two-year bachelor
degree for teachers and education
personnel.
In 1980, the
four-year bachelor degree was offered to
those who graduated high
school.
In 1982, it offered
higher diploma in education and part
time program.
In 1984, the second
Teacher College Act was enacted,
specifying teacher college to combine
different fields of study together, and
the field of education was officially
established in this year.
In
1985, the two-year degree for teachers
and education personnel came to an end
as it was changed to education project
for education personnel. It offered both
diploma and bachelor degree in
education.
In 1992, King
Bhumibol gave the name to all teacher
collage as Rajabhat
Institute.
In 1995, the
Ministry of Education announced all
teacher colleges to become Rajabhat
Institute, effective from January 25th,
1995. The school of education was
changed to the Faculty of Education
since then. The head of the school was
then called dean. It was allowed to
offer bachelor degree or
higher.
In 1997, the
department of foundation education of
the faculty of Education developed
master program in leadership and offered
program in quality management a year
later.
In 1997 the department of
Fundamental Education of the Faculty of
Education developed a master degree
curriculum in the field of Leadership.
It was developed to the curriculum of
Quality Management in the following
year.
In 2001, the faculty of
Education was assigned by the Rajabhat
bureau to create five-year- bachelor
degree for primary education
teacher.
In 2003, the faculty
of Education was assigned by the
Rajabhat Bureau to develop a training
program for education personnel who did
not have degree in education. The
faculty completed the development of a
five-year curriculum in bachelor degree
in foundation education and opened for
admission in 2004.
Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat Institute was elevated
to Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University,
under the supervision of The Higher
Education Commission.
In
2004, the faculty of Education granted a
five-year scholarship to forty-three
students covering three fields of study;
mathematics, English, and Thai. In this
year, the faculty offered post graduate
diploma in teaching, batch 7 and post
graduate diploma in education
management, batch 1.
In 2005, the
faculty of Education offered the
bachelor program (5 years) covering 4
study fields including mathematics,
Thai, English, and early childhood
education. Moreover, it offered post
graduate diploma in teaching, batch 8
and post graduate diploma in education
management, batch 2.
In 2006, the
faculty of Education was allocated the
budget to build the new faculty building
for 85 million baht. The last batch of
four-year program students graduated
this year. However, four-year bachelor
in innovation and education technology
was still on offer. At the same time,
the third year student of five-year
bachelor enrolled for teaching
professional experience for the first
time. (Practicum 1)
On June 23rd, 2006,
the Ministry of Education issued an
announcement regarding the organization
division of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University 2006, in which office of dean
was set up.
During November 8th -12th,
2006, Suan Sundha Rajabhat University
held the event called “Suan
Sunandha: 70 Year under the Royal
Support”. Her Royal Highness
Princess Sri Rasmi, Royal Consort to His
Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha
Vajiralongkorn presided over the
foundation stone laying ceremony for
“Kannapon Pipat Building (new
faculty building) on November 9th,
2006.
In 2007, the third year
students of five-year bachelor degree in
education enrolled for teaching
professional experience (Practicum 1) at
the co-developing teaching
school.
In 2008, students of
five-year bachelor degree graduated and
were recruited as assistant teachers
across the country.
On the
January 15th, 2010, the Faculty of
Education organized the presiding over
ceremony of Kannapon Pipat Building (
the new faculty building), which was
presided over by Associate Professor Dr.
Chuangchoti Pantuwet, the university
president.
In the academic year
2011 the faculty offered the five-year
bachelor degree in education in the
field of social study.
In the
academic year 2012 the faculty extended
the five-year bachelor degree to cover
the fields of Thai Language, English,
mathematics, early childhoo education
and general
sciences. The Faculty
of Education currently provides regular
degrees covering 7 fields of studies.
The four-year bachelor degree covers the
fields of Innovation and Education
Technology whereas the five-year
bachelor degree covers the fields of
social study, Thai language, English,
mathematics, early childhood education
and general sciences.
and it has
been in education service for 78 years.
It was first founded as Suan Sunandha
College School and
was later
developed to Suan Sunandha Teacher
College. In 2004, it was elevated to
Suan Sunandha
Rajabhat
University. The
development of the faculty can be
presented as
follows:
craftsmanship, carpentry,
printing, electrical work and embroidery
and sewing.
graduated with a
two-year Baccalaureate program of
primary curriculum in specific
expertise.
program of
secondary curriculum in special
expertise as well as the two-year
diploma in teacher training
were
offered to those who
graduated high school. The evaluation
system was changed from percentage to
credit in
this
year.
high school, but had no
place to further their study. Male
students could enroll teacher training
for the first time.
There were
both boarding students and non-boarding
students as there were not enough
rooms.
in teacher
training. In this year, the Ministry of
Education approved Suan Sunandha College
School to be
elevated as Suan
Sunandha Teacher
College.
program for
those who graduated high school or
equivalent
kinds of citizens
from different occupations. Later, the
part time program in two-year diploma in
teacher training
was
offered.
used.
according to
Teacher College Act 1975. Its
responsibility was to produce teachers.
The organization consisted
of
president office, schools, and
departments. Faculty of Education was
one of the schools of Suan
Sunandha
Teacher College, headed
by school head.
