Model for Development of Sustainable Thai Traditional Medicine Curriculum

Abstract

The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to create a model of curriculum development for sustainable Thai traditional medicine curriculum, (2) to develop Thai traditional medicine curriculum that produced the desired results. (3) to evaluate the process of curriculum development for sustainable Thai traditional medicine curriculum. This study was divided into 3 phases as follows :(1) The evaluation of Thai traditional medicine curriculum (Revised, 2012). (2) A draft of Thai traditional medicine curriculum for the Thai Traditional Medicine Program (Revised, A.D. 2018) and revision of the curriculum based on feedback. (3) The formative evaluation of using Thai traditional medicine curriculum in Thai Traditional Medicine Program (Revised, A.D. 2018) and the evaluation of the process  of curriculum development for sustainable Thai traditional medicine curriculum.

The results of this research indicated that the curriculum evaluation should consist of the following 3 phases: (1) Conduct curriculum evaluation and gather critical feedback to revise and improve the curriculum. (2) Draft revised curriculum based on suggestions and critical feedback from  experts in curriculum and instruction, (3) Teach using  revised curriculum by teaching and conduct another  evaluation in order to improve any weaknesses, and offer guidelines for a new model in the next revision. This will lead to a highly efficient curriculum that will ideally produce positive and suitable outcomes for students. Moreover, the effectiveness of curriculum should be evaluated after student’s graduation to examine whether the students have met or even exceeded the learning standards.