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LOGO Education System in Thailand

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LOGO National Policies in Education Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2007 National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments (Second National Education Act B.E. 2545 (2002) 11 th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-2016) 11 th National Education Development Plan (2012-2016) Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 The Cabinet declaration 2005 and 2009

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LOGO Thailand and Education for All National Education Act 1999 guarantees the right of all children, without is crimination, to a quality education. 2005 The Cabinet declaration reaffirmed the right of all children to receive an education, including non-Thai children living in Thailand. Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2007 Sect. 49 requires that government provide a minimum 12 years of basic education of quality, free of charge 2009 the extension of a mandatory free education from 12 years to 15 years by the Government

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LOGO To keep up with the globalization, Thailand realizes the need to reform education to prepare our citizens to be the good, active, competent, and responsible global citizens. We are now at Vision: All Thai people are able to access high-quality lifelong learning. The 2 nd Decade of Education Reform (2009-2018)

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LOGO Principles and Objectives of Education The 1992 (amended in 2002) National Scheme of Education Educational provision shall be based on the following principles: Lifelong education for all All segments of the society to participate in the provision of education Continuous development of the leaning process

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LOGO A 15-year National Education Plan (2002-2016) Focuses on the integration of all aspects of life Emphasizes human-centred development and an integrated and holistic scheme of education, religion, art and culture Stipulates 3 objectives -all-round and balanced human development -building a society of morality, wisdom and learning -development of social environment

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LOGO Educational management in Thailand Under the mandate of The Office of the Prime Minister The Ministry of Education The Ministry of Interior Some public agencies under the six other ministries

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LOGO Responsible for the management of education at all level from pre-primary to secondary, post-secondary and tertiary level education Provide non-formal education and supervises private schools at all levels Ministry of Education

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LOGO Educational Authority Office of the Basic Education Commission Office of the Permanent Secretary Office of the Education Council Ministry of Education Office of the Vocational Education Commission Office of Higher Education Commission

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LOGO Ministry of Education Office of the Permanent Secretary Office of the Permanent Secretary Office of the Education Council Office of the Education Council Office of the Higher Education Commission Office of Vocational Education Commission Independent Agencies Office of the Minister Office for Monitoring & Evaluation Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) 225 Educational Service Area Office (ESAO) App. 31,255 schools

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LOGO Educational Authority The Office for the National Education Standards and Quality Assessment The Institute for the promotion of Teaching Science and Technology Agencies under the Ministry of Education The Office of the National Education Testing

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Benjalug Namfa Ph.D. OBEC MOE Thailand Education system Pre-Primary Education Primary Education Lower Secondary Education Upper Secondary Education Higher Education 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Special Education Approximate age 6789101112131415161718192021222324 Graduate Level Vocational Edu. Short-course training Special vocational Edu. 4 Key Stages Grade 1 234 Lower than Bachelor's degree & Bachelor degree level

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1. Basic Education 2. Higher Education Pre-primary Education (3 years) Primary Education (6 years) Secondary Education (6 years) Lower Secondary Education (3 years) Upper Secondary Education (3 years) Lower than Bachelors Degree Bachelors Degree Graduate Level.

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LOGO The Educational Process MOE provides the curriculum framework for basic education with 3 components the curricular framework specifying its objectives, standards and assessment and methods of teaching and learning the framework for the national core curriculum to be organized through four 3-year key stages the framework for local curriculum providing schools with guidelines for adaptation of learning contents appropriate to their localities

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LOGO Quality and Equity of Basic Education Building Capacity for Every Learner Benjalug Namfa Ph.D. OBEC MOE Thailand

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LOGO Skills Development in Basic Education Basic Education Curriculum 2008

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LOGO Skills Development in Basic Education National core curriculumLocal / school needs

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LOGO Skills Development in Basic Education Thai Language Mathematics Science Social studies, religion and culture Health and physical education Areas of Learning Areas Art Career and technology Foreign languages Student Development activities

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LOGO Key Competencies

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LOGO Skills Development in Basic Education Desired characteristics 1. Patriotism 2. Honesty 3. Self-discipline 4. Active learning 5. Sufficiency lifestyle 6. Diligence 7. Thainess 8. Public mindedness

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LOGO OBEC in a Glance Number of Schools 31,255 Number of Students 7,686,871 Number of Teachers 403,492 Number of administrators 17,872

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LOGO Equal Access to Education for all children - Ethnic (Thai and Non-Thai Children) - Highland and Remote areas - Disable Children etc. OBECs Missions

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Children have right to equal quality education, regardless of their ethnic, country of origin, birth to migrant, provided the government. Ethnic

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The schools located in areas where there are high concentrations of migrants offer classes in both Thai and the mother language of those migrants.

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Equal Access toEducationforDisabledChildren OBEC provide education and services that build productive, meaningful lives for children with special needs children throughout the country OBEC provide education and services that build productive, meaningful lives for children with special needs children throughout the country

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Education Development for Disadvantages Children Highland and Remote Areas

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Promotion of access to and completing compulsory education for all children through various process 1) Mobile classroom and teachers delivery provided for communities 2)Flexible curriculum and schedule in teaching and learning 3) Lodging School Benjalug Namfa Ph.D. OBEC MOE Thailand

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LOGO Equal Access/Opportunity to Education for all children OBECs Missions

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LOGO Implementation of the 15-Year Free Education with Quality Policy For all children Thailand and Education for All OBECs Missions

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15-Year Free Education with Quality Policy List of free items Tuition fees Textbooks Learning materials School uniforms Activities to promote quality improvements among students Benjalug Namfa Ph.D. OBEC MOE Thailand

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Learning Process

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Thailand will be concentrating on developing 3 kinds of qualifications to help meet these needs 1. thinking ability to construct knowledge 1. thinking ability to construct knowledge 2. ability to communicate 2. ability to communicate 3. social problem alleviation ability 3. social problem alleviation ability To this end we have identified 5 Learning Steps

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Learning to Construct Learning to Search Learning to Question Learning to Communicate Learning to Serve Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning 5 Learning Steps which will ideally provide a Staircase

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Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps focuses on developing life-long learning, specially critical thinking skills teachers encourage students to be more observant and raise their questioning skills Learning to Question Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps

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method of focusing on investigating, enquiring experimenting through collecting data from various sources teachers enhance analyzing skills and integrating data for use in daily life and at work Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps Learning to Search

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Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps focuses on students deductive ability - ability to form theories and others methods of thought construction. teachers play a role as facilitators by developing discussions through debate and reaching logical conclusions. Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps Learning to Construct

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Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps focusing on students communication skills (oral & written) elevated standards of presentation skills Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps Learning to Communicate - using technological aids to enhance their communication effectiveness.

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Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps enhance students skills as good citizens and develop a sense of public service. Focus on learning skills development for lifelong learning : 5 Learning Steps Learning To Serve the Society ultimate goal of education which aims to instill public awareness

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LOGO Investing in Teacher Quality

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TeacherDevelopment

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Learning to teach Changing Teacher Practice! The most difficult but the most important

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Learning to teach Teacher s learning Experiences In-service Programs Learning process Teacher-Centered 1 st year Teaching Passive Learning Experience 12 years Schooling 4 years in Teacher Ed

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Learning to teach Apprenticeship of Observation In their long apprenticeship of observation as students, teachers have acquired a mass of information about school teaching

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Learning to teach Passive Learning Experience Active Learning Experience The need to change teachers Practice How? from

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Learning to teach Sustainable Teacher Development Program One on One Supervision/ Coaching Teacher Collaboration Teacher as a Learner Workshop