FACTORS EFFECTING SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND LIFELONG LEARNING READINESS OF MAHACHULALONGKORNRAJAVIDYALAYA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARD ASEAN COMMUNITY

Abstract

This research had the purpose  and objectives to study facts effecting MCU. Students’ self-directed and lifelong learning toward ASEAN Community and also to make a comparison of relation between factors effecting a readiness of self-directed and lifelong learning and a behavior of self-directed and lifelong learning to MCU. Students. To sort out according to effective factors in learning and the factors of social mind.The consequence of research was found that factors effecting MCU. Students’ readiness of self-directed and lifelong learning toward ASEAN community had a relation to factors of social mind in a test by a use of statistic data. When there was a comparison of each side like: Achievement Motive, belief in Self-confidence, Future Orientation, a relation between the students and the teachers, an environment in the university, a relation of student and their friends, a readiness of self-directed and lifelong with an important implication accorded with statistical significance at the  0.01. level.