This research aims to study the present and future of faculty members' professional networks in
higher education institutions in northern Thailand. The study was conducted by a faculty members’ professional
network to enhance Thai people’s well-being based on the concept of a new normal research project, which was
approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee COA No.277/2021. Subject: 100 volunteers in health
education, physical education, and sports science faculty members' professional networks. The researcher
conducted the data collection by using a questionnaire to capture the present and future of a faculty members’
professional network in a higher education institution in northern Thailand. The questionnaire is divided into 4
parts: 1) general information; 2) the present and future of a faculty members’ professional network; 3) future of
a faculty members’ professional network; and 4) recommendations; information providers for teachers in 16
institutions of higher education in the northern region who teach in the fields of health and physical education
or sports science.
The research found that:
The researchers analyzed the faculty members' professional networks. The researchers found that the
faculty members expressed their opinions on the future of network development approaches at a high level. That
is, the objectives should be set for the network to maintain relationships with the various organizations involved
in health education, physical education, and sports science. It is also expected that the network will be a hub for
exchanging knowledge, opinions, and experiences in health and physical education and sports science, in line
with networking guidelines that should define social development objectives and the specific performance of the
group.