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	Thailand Education :: ThailandGateway.Com
		Adult education was introduced in Thailand in 1940 in an attempt to educate those excluded from the school population.
		Special education refers to the provision of education for all kinds of disabled and handicapped children, including the deaf, the blind, and the mentally retarded, while welfare education caters to the culturally and socially handicapped such as hilltribe children, slum children, and children of lepers.
		Thailand is being transformed from an agricultural country to an agro-industrial or even an industrialized country.
	www.thailandgateway.com /about_thailand/educate.html (1692 words)

	WENR, March/April 2005: Education in Thailand
		The structure of school education in Thailand is based on a 6+3+3 system: six years of primary school, three years of lower secondary school and another three years of upper secondary school.
		Holders of either the Diploma in Vocational Education or the Diploma in Technical Education are also eligible to undertake another two years of study at a higher education institution leading to a bachelor’s degree in a given field.
		Teacher education in Thailand is offered at teacher training colleges and specialized colleges in the areas of physical education, vocational education, technical education, and agricultural education.
	www.wes.org /ewenr/05mar/practical.htm (2323 words)

	Poverty situations and education in Thailand : D-PAL club (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Kingdom of Thailand, located in Southeast Asia on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, shares boundaries with Myanmar (Burma) on the west and northwest, Laos on the east and northeast, Cambodia on the southeast, and Malaysia on the south.
		Education in a school-related system of Thailand is provided by educational institutions, characterized by a class system and the use of a curriculum.
		Education in a school-related system is divided into four levels: preschool education (Kindergarten), primary education (Grade 1-6), secondary education (Grade 7-12), and higher education.
	www.d-pal.org.cob-web.org:8888 /english/thailand.asp (592 words)

	Education in Thailand : Thailand Information : SunSITE Thailand
		Higher education is the principal concern of the Ministry of University Affairs, which coordinates the operation of 18 state universities and 28 privately operated universities and colleges (1994).
		Education at this level copes with thousands of secondary school graduates wishing to continue their further studies.
		The Police Cadet Academy at Sampran District, for example, is under the supervision of the Police Education Bureau, whereas Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy at Khao Cha-ngok is both academically and financially the responsibility of the Institute of Army Academies of the Ministry of Defence.
	sunsite.au.ac.th /thailand/education/edu_thai/higher.html (644 words)

	Global Education Corporation: Thailand Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thailand is a tropical nation in the heart of Southeast Asia.
		And Thailand, a nation far from the customs and cultures of the western world, is a very friendly place for visitors.
		English teaching in Thailand also offers you exceptional opportunities to build your career in teaching and public relations, and explore the beauty of the Thai culture, hospitality and people during weekends and other holidays.
	www.globaledcorp.com /thailand_program.php (1248 words)

	Education Thailand Asia Regional
		Its rationale is that despite investment in economic infrastructure, Thailand remains less...
		Education will be the thrust of every government,'' he said at a conference...
		Education about alcohol is probably one of the keys to more reasonable...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Thailand/Education (349 words)

	Education and language education and in Thailand
		Interestingly, the Thai Ministry of Education has deemed the IGCSE qualification to be equivalent to coursework in Matthayom five and six of the Thai national system.
		In Thailand, however, many of the British-oriented international schools — Harrow is a notable exception — have opted instead to offer the IB diploma.
		The Ministry of Education has developed a detailed list of guidelines, standards and benchmarks, but the individual schools are largely responsible for developing the content to carry them out.
	www.bangkokpost.com /education/site2002/cvdc1702.htm (2525 words)

	Education in Thailand : Thailand Information : SunSITE Thailand
		Buddhist monks gave basic education to boys in classes set within the compounds of monasteries, while children of the royal household and from families of the nobility were educated in order to serve in the court and govern in the provinces.
		As a result, the Thai education system was modernized and made more accessible to the general public.
		This began with the 1898 Education Proclamation, which was strongly influenced by the British system and in which two educational paths were stipulated: the academic and the vocational.
	sunsite.au.ac.th /thailand/education/edu_thai (182 words)

	Thailand road safety education Road & Transport Research - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In response to Thailand's road toll and previous unsuccessful attempts to develop an effective road safety education program the project to develop teaching learning and training material was undertaken.
		The first work task undertaken was the conduct of a workshop to outline the project objectives and processes to the pilot provinces, collect stakeholder views on child road safety and education issues and to discuss critical road safety issues pertinent to school children of different age groups and from different regions.
		In developing an educational package for students, which will address the major road safety issues it is necessary to have statistical information on road accidents involving school age children.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3927/is_200112/ai_n9006922 (936 words)

	International Higher Education--6/8
		Today, there are 65 public and private universities and colleges in Thailand under the supervision of the Ministry of University Affairs, and an additional 150 other educational institutions offering various vocational degree courses that come under supervision of the Ministry of Education and other ministries.
		Recent issues and problems in Thai higher education include: unclear and ambiguous educational aims, inadequate financing, inability to recruit enough qualified lecturers, insufficient numbers of graduates in science and technology to serve the country's economic development, and an outdated administrative system.
		Academically and administratively, universities in Thailand are based on a system of faculties--each under a separate dean, as in the United Kingdom.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News06/text8.html (1539 words)

	Thailand Education
		Thailand, blessed with a wealth of culture and traditions, stands out in the Southeast Asian region as a country of grace and pride.
		Thailand's unique cultural beauty is striking and graceful, allowing all who have come to experience it to appreciate the treasures of art, music and literature which have shaped the refined ways of Thai people's life, and harmonized their hearts in a time of happiness and haziness.
		As exchange and study programs in Thailand are on the rise, the MUA and Thai higher education institutions have adjusted themselves to accommodate the needs for electronic and other physical facilities for foreign students and guests alike, through the duration of their academic undertakings in the country.
	www.internationaleducationmedia.com /thailand (653 words)

	Asia Times -
		With this advent of a new world order, Thailand's education minister acknowledges that widespread access to telecommunications networks, the development of an educated labor force and consumers and institutional capacity must be in place to become a part of the new economy.
		Thailand's information mandarins, including its former head of central intelligence, believe that IT must be an integral part of the country's economic engine if it is to meet head-on increasing global market pressures.
		A cornerstone of Thailand's educational reform policy is a commitment to build a national information infrastructure to use existing telecommunications resources, including a nationwide fiber-optic network with satellites, and to expand Internet service into remote rural areas.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EI24Ae03.html (1520 words)

	Thailand's education gets an 'A' from Unesco (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thailand has made considerable progress in its Education for All (EFA) goals especially in the pre-primary education sector, according to a report published by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
		While the gross enrolment ratio in primary education dropped by 1 per cent from 1991 to 97 per cent in 2004, the ratio in secondary education rose significantly from 31 per cent in 1991 to 73 per cent in 2004.
		The Education for All movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youths and adults.
	www.nationmultimedia.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2006/10/27/headlines/headlines_30017277.php (632 words)

	Education in Thailand : Thailand Information : SunSITE Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Non-formal education, including adult education, introduced in Thailand in 1940 in an attempt to provide education for those who miss schooling opportunities, is an indispensable component of the present educational system that complements the formal system of education.
		Educational programmes offered emphasize basic education, news and information literacy (level 1-4) and vocational skills training which are available throughout the country.
		Special training services are also provided for disadvantaged groups in urban and rural areas, new labour market entrants, the unemployed, and certain categories of people such as ex-convicts, homeless, and sexually-exploited who require skills to earn their living and make them active contributors to society.
	sunsite.au.ac.th /thailand/education/edu_thai/nonformal.html (281 words)

	Education in Thailand
		The Environmental Education Project has two primary goals: to build the capacity of Thai communities to address and solve problems related to deforestation, and to change the teaching and learning process in order to build a generation of community members aware of environmental issues.
		The Environmental Education Project encourages teachers to move away from this model, to think differently about the student role in learning, and to use different ways to engage students in the learning process so that they learn concepts through application and investigation rather than memorization.
		Villagers see education as a ticket to a better life for their children and although they respect the school system, they don't see themselves as having any knowledge or ideas to share with school leaders.
	www.educ.msu.edu /neweducator/Winter96/thailand.htm (1284 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand : : Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In lieu of the 1997 Constitution and the 1999 Education Act, the Government is determined to launch educational reforms with the aim of developing Thailand into a knowledge-based society, which is a pre-requisite for becoming a knowledge-based economy.
		The reforms will provide the Thai public with equal access to life-long education and training, enabling them to acquire knowledge and capital to generate income and to eventually pull the country out of the economic and social crisis.
		At present, the structure of the Thai education system is composed of three years of pre-primary education, six years of primary education, three years of lower-secondary education, and three years of upper-secondary education — in the fields of both general and vocational education.
	www.mfa.go.th /web/17.php (535 words)

	Educational System in Thailand (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First established as Bangsaen College of Education in 1955, it was later upgraded to a university named Sri Nakharinwirot, and started to offer several other degrees besides teacher training.
		Chulalongkorn is Thailand 's oldest university, founded in 1917 by His Majesty King Vajiravudh (Rama VI).
		Khon Kaen University was the first university to be established in the north-eastern region of Thailand.
	www.thai-farang.com.cob-web.org:8888 /education/esystem9.htm (751 words)

	Education in Thailand
		Graduate degrees in nursing administration and nursing education.
		Faculty of Nursing - Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
		It was established to alleviate the shortage of professional nurses in Thailand.
	www.nurses.info /education_asia_map_thailand.htm (96 words)

	Education in Thailand
		All children have access to free, compulsory education from the age of six to twelve years of age.
		The Thai government is talking about raising the required six years of education to nine years, although Thailand's literacy rate is one of the highest in Southeast Asia, at almost 95%.
		The largest universities in Thailand are located in Bangkok (Chulalongkorn University, established in 1917) and in the north (Chiang Mai University, established in 1964).
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/thailand/pro-education.htm (178 words)

	Engineering & Technology Education in Thailand
		The first university in Thailand, namely Chulalongkorn University, was established over 80 years ago.
		Appropriate subjects from their vocational education may be accredited.
		The reason being that public universities are fully supported by the government, and that they enjoy the high quality of intake students; consequently, little has been done to ensure the quality of the teaching/learning.
	www.transworldeducation.com /articles/thailand2.htm (935 words)

	THAILAND: UNESCO Education
		Coming from a developing country in Asia and the Pacific, Thailand, I would like to present to you a brief report on Thai higher education and to add some views and suggestions for the development of higher education in the 21st century.
		Thailand in particular feels that it has even felt more appreciative during this time of financial constriants.
		Thailand is also host to the temporary office of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) Secretariat.
	portal.unesco.org /education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=11663&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html (1917 words)

	Portal For Education in Thailand
		Assumption University, Internet Association, Thailand Chapter of Internet Society, KSC Foundation, and Internet KSC established "Portal For Education In Thailand" in order to celebrate and honor the auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Bhumibol's 72nd Birthday, December 5, 1999.
		We aim to make "Portal For Education In Thailand" the most complete source of educational information for those who seek knowledge and the media which promotes Thai education.
		Our plan is to extend the "Portal For Education In Thailand" to cover the links to every educational institutions in Thailand and develop the site to be the most complete and useful educational resource with frequently updated information.
	www.edunet.au.edu /about.htm (243 words)

	Thailand Education
		Until the Education Department stops drowning in the English glass of water, the best solution is in an open, constructive cooperation between Thai and farang teachers in coordinating their lessons within their own schools; then, many of the present difficulties and gaps may be resolved.
		Most professionals that I come across in Thailand are simply unaware of the many innovations and points of view that get published everyday all over the world because they either cannot read English or lack the discipline to keep up with the literature in their field.
		One reason for Thailand's low average score is Thais like to do "practice tests" to monitor their progress even when they know they will be nowhere near their target score of 500, 550, 600 or whatever it may be.
	www.blogtext.org /uncle/topic/1697.html (7009 words)

	Thailand Life - Thai culture, food, language, ceremonies, photographs, chat rooms and more! (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Festivals in Thailand - All the festivals in the year 2005 sorted by month.
		The highlight of many holidays in Thailand is the delicious Thai food.
		Thailand Life used to be just a hobby.
	www.thailandlife.com.cob-web.org:8888 (1048 words)

	Education in Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Education in Thailand is provided mainly by the government controlling by Thai Ministry of Education.
		Education is divided into two levels with 6 years of elementary school (Prathomsuksa) and 6 years of high school (Mattayomsuksa).
		This article relating to education is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Education_in_Thailand (126 words)

	M.S. in Education, Bangkok, Thailand Campus
		Thailand is located in southeast Asia and is bordered by Myanmar (Burma), China, Cambodia and Laos.
		Philadelphia Biblical University exists to educate students to serve Christ in the church, society, and the world as biblically-minded, well-educated, and professionally competent men and women of character.
		The Graduate Education Program is recognized in evangelical circles worldwide for its preparation of international and national English-speaking educators for leadership positions.
	www.pbu.edu /academic/ed/msed/bangkok (380 words)

	Education : Thailand : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ofCongress)
		There are links to its journal, Education in Thailand, and many other publications; the text of the National Education Act of 1999; other sites dealing with education reform in Thailand and education sites from other parts of the world.
		The special library supports research and education at the Institute acquires research reports, publications, and clippings on environment and related fields with both a Thai and international focus.
		The essays are from a 1995 UNESCO conference, "Cultural Dimension of Education and Ecology," held in New Delhi on 13-16 October 1995.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/asian/thailand/resources/thailand-education.html (1392 words)

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