The
Faculty
Background
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
The Faculty of
Education, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat
University has offered tertiary
education since 1937
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.
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 childhood 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.
