How social media and peer learning influence student-teacher self-directed learning in an online world under the 'New Normal'.

The study aimed to investigate three aspects of Thai student-teacher self-directed learning (SDL) competency. These were the student-teachers opinions concerning their use of social media (SM), self-management (SM), and learning desire (LD). The sample group was 468 student-teachers enrolled in a Bachelor of Industrial Education Program at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in Bangkok, Thailand, in the Academic Year 2021.