Population Policy

The Fourth National Economic and Social Development Plan
 (1977-1981). Part III, Chapter 4, p.251.

 


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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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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