Developing soft skills in the teaching profession students are important for teachers to facilitate the learners to learn to live together peacefully the society. This research aims to investigate the soft skills in a multicultural society of the teaching profession students in the southern border provinces of Thailand through a qualitative method using the phenomenological approach. Data are collected by the researcher through in-depth interviews with 10 stakeholders and content analysis. The results have found four main topics: (1) Communication and relationship, building consisting of speaking, writing, and body language used to communicate and build relationships with people in a multicultural society. (2) Working with other people, consisting of co-working with others, joining together, taking initiating, coordinating, helping, and supporting other people in a multicultural society. (3) Adaptation, consisting of changing one's own ideas, feelings, and behaviors to suit the environment in the society of different cultures. (4) Accepting cultural diversity, consisting of learning the cultures of other people by showing respect for their differences. The results of this study provided an understanding of the development of soft skills among teaching profession students in a multicultural society. The conclusion and application of research results for educators, researchers, and counseling psychologists to promote the development of soft skills leading to quality teacher development were discussed and presented in this article.

Authors:
Maithai Chaiyapan, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
Jirasuk Suksawat, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
Purimpratch Khaninphasut, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
Putcharee Junpeng, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

About the Presenter(s)
Maithai Chaiyapan is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology and Guidance at the Faculty of Education, Songkhla Rajabhat University, Thailand.

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