A Proposed Educational Model For The Development of Tennis Professional Sport In Thailand

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative research was to propose the educational model for the development of tennis professional sport in Thailand, the process in the research had 6 steps : (1) to study and analyze the problems for the identified framework, (2) to in-depth interview the key informants, (3) to synthesize the model that interpreted by Stephen Toulmin's Theory, (4) to discuss in focus groups and in-depth interview, (5) to evaluate validity by using the IOC model, (6) to use the risk assessment for the risk planning and management. The proposed model from the feasibility study had the data sources from the tennis ex-sportsmen, the tennis coaches, the tournament managers, the educators, the professional tennis personal and the experts. Gathering and analyzing the data by using the in-depth interview, focus groups discussing, evaluating the IOC indicators then using the risk assessment for the risk planning and management.

Researcher proposed the present proper and sustainable educational model for the development of tennis professional sport in Thailand consisted of the basic elements synthesized from Stephen Toulmin's Theory and the synthesized educational model from John Dewey's the Experiential Theory that emphasized the learners to be in the Real Environment Center which was the place for their tennis profession. The study proposed the educational model for the development of tennis professional sport by the 7 items of : (1) vision, (2) mission, (3) purpose, (4) the management projects of : 4.1) the Learning management, 4.2) the Learners selection, 4.3) personnel, 4.4) places, 4.5) budgets (5) the related educational laws, (6) the curriculum of : 6.1) the objective of the curriculum, 6.2) the curriculum structures, 6.3 the learners developmental activities, 6.4) learning time, 6.5) learning schedule, 6.6) learning plan 6.7) evaluation and assessment and (7) the sustainability of the Model. There were 0.98 and 0.91 of the IOC evaluation that was in the very good average level. After analyzing the risk assessment evaluations, the multiple values mostly were in between 1-6 mean the less risk levels accept the Input item of the opportunity not to have the budget to support the projects, the multiple value was 12.14 means the high risk level so the experts suggested the risksharing way of founding a Foundation to help manage the budgets