Educational inequality in Thailand: The challenge.
Basic education covers 12 years and includes eight groups of subjects: Thai Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Religion and Culture, Health and Physical Education, Art, Career and Technology-Related Education, and Foreign Language. A new nationwide teacher training program for various levels of teacher personnel has also been organized. At the institutional level, educational.
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The hero of the Thai revolution Pridi Banomyong once mentioned that the Thai Education system should be based on the way Buddhism was taught in Thailand “back in the days”. Many educational reforms were implemented by Pridi and his successors which aimed to “modernize” and improve the Thai Education System but were always seen as a “failure” by the international community. However.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has agreed in principle to cover all costs under the 12-year free education scheme, and to extend free schooling to two years of kindergarten. A full free-education subsidy would amount to THB 1,700 per student at kindergarten level. The annual subsidy for primary school students would be raised from THB 1,499 to THB 1,900; for lower secondary school students.
The Constitution of 1997 states that Thai people have the right to 12 years of education and the 1999 Education Act was a major transformation that restructured administration, set national standards and made education student-centred. The Education Act, along with the Decentralisation Act of 1999, also called for more local administration. This is overseen by the Office for National Education.
Tuition fees for Thai universities vary between 15,000-300,000 Baht per semester depending on the university. Higher education in Thailand is predominantly provided at universities and colleges. Major universities are Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, Mahidol University, Ramkamheng University and Chiang Mai University.
THE DEMANDS OF ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING: EXPERIENCES OF THAI TERTIARY STUDENTS A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION from UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG by PORNTITA (PATTY) PROMWINAI B.A. (Thammasat), M.A. (Thammasat), Thailand Faculty of Education August 2010.