The Development of Group Counseling Model in Conducting Thesis to Meet the Educational Expectations of Graduate StudentsThe Development of Group Counseling Model in Conducting Thesis to Meet the Educational Expectations of Graduate Students

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