Panita WannapiroonPrachyanun NilsookJira JitsupaSakchai Chaiyarak2025-03-102025-03-102021World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues1309150610.18844/wjet.v13i4.62342-s2.0-85118942730https://repository.dusit.ac.th//handle/123456789/4734This research aimed to: develop a model for vocational instructorsÕ acceptance of online instruction after they had arrangeonline instruction for one year; and investigate the consistency of this model using the empirical evidence gained from 1,81vocational instructors from five regions in Thailand: the Northern Region, the Northeastern Region, the Central Region, thEastern Region and Bangkok, and the Southern Region. The research instrument used to collect the data was a questionnairon the vocational instructorsÕ acceptance of online instruction. The data were analysed using construct validity and thconsistency of the causal relationship model. The research findings revealed that social distancing during the COVID-1pandemic resulted in the vocational instructorsÕ adjusted attitudes towards online instruction for the better. This adjustmendirectly affected some changes in the instructorsÕ behaviour in physical classroom instruction to online instruction in thfollowing period. © 2021 Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi. All rights reserved.All Open Access; Gold Open AccessOnline learningTechnology acceptance modelVocational education and trainingTechnology acceptance of online instruction for vocational instructors in new normal educationArticleScopus