Abstract:
The major purposes of this research were to study and develop the group counseling model
in conducting thesis to meet the educational expectations of graduate students. The specific purposes
were 1) to analyze the educational expectations components 2) to construct a group counseling
model in conducting thesis and 3) to prove the effectiveness of group counseling model in
conducting thesis. The research procedures are quasi – experimental method between one group
pretest – posttest design. The research instruments are 5 rating scales questionnaires, approved by
the experts. The Content Validity Index for Items (I-CVI) between .83 – 1.00 and Content Validity
Index for Scales (S-CVI) at .90. The statistics for data analysis are percentage, mean and standard
deviation. The results were found that; 1) the educational expectations components consisted of
goals, pathways, agency, confidence, and effort and tolerance, 2) The group counseling model
consisted of three major stages: the initial counseling stage, the working stage and the summarizing
stage and 3) the effective of group counseling model in conducting thesis showed that all suited in
propriety, feasibility, congruity and utility
