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
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