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Date:
1977-1981
Source:
Office of the Prime
Minister, National Economic and Social Development Board, Bangkok, Thailand
Subject:
education policy,
education, out-of-school education, child-care centres

Text:
(f) Out-of-School
Education
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Various government and private institutions
that provide out-of-school education will be coordinated so that this
education may reach the majority of the population and meet local needs.
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Course contents to suit the demand of the
local population will be adapted according to the results of studies to find
out what the local people need, what they want to learn and at which level.
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Agencies responsible for the provision of
out-of-school education will be encouraged to adopt an evaluation system to
check on their work for improvement purposes.
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The role of the existing mass media in
various forms will be expanded to provide out-of-school education. Radio
stations all over the country will be encouraged to broadcast informative
programmes to broaden the knowledge of the population. The types of
programmes to be emphasized include those relating to occupations in
provincial areas those which can influence people to be good citizens, and
those which promote understanding in the democratic system with the King as
the Head of State and cultivate affection and respect for the institutions
of the Nation, the Religion, and the King.
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Local communities, private individuals and
groups of people will be encouraged to organize child-care centres,
particularly in rural areas in slum areas and in densely populated areas. At
the same time, the mass media and relevant institutions will be provide
information and impact knowledge to parents on the upbringing of their
children.
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