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Date:
1977-1981
Source:
Office of the Prime
Minister, National Economic and Social Development Board, Bangkok, Thailand
Subject:
education policy
Text:
1.2.3 Policies
and Guidelines
1.
Policies and General Guidelines
To
achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the following policies and guidelines in
educational development are to be applied:
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The system of educational administration will be
modified so that there is more autonomy in policy matters concerning
education in the central, regional and local areas.
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The existing educational system will be modified, so
that it becomes more closely related to the nation’s economic and social
development. This will be done by linking the education system to local
conditions, by creating greater flexibility in the education
administration, by forging a link between in-school and out-of-school
education and by providing educational facilities in line with the needs
of the labour market.
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The quality of every level and type of education will
be improved regardless of whether it is urban or rural education, or
whether it is public or private education. This will be done by giving
proportionally more attention to the areas or institutions coping with
low-quality education.
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The contents and process of learning in each level and
type of education will be modified to suit the actual conditions in each
region and to meet the social, cultural, political, and economic needs of
the region and the nation. This will by done by concurrently teaching both
theoretical and practical subjects, by revising the curricula and process
of learning into a combination that contains moral and spiritual wisdom
along with other materialistic subjects, and by cultivating the belief in
the democratic system with the King as the Head of State and the respect
and affection for the institutions of the Nation, the Religion, and the
King.
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The training system of teachers and educational
personnel will be improve to produce teachers with the right quality and
in the quantity required by the economy and provide those with vocational
training with proper support in terms of welfare and well-being.
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The provision of educational facilities by private
educational institutions will be promoted with respect to academic and
other work in line with the national policies, programmes, and identity
concerning educational organization. The Government will increase efforts
to provide compulsory education on a nationwide basis and will allow
private participation within the limits to be specified by the government.
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The scope of out-of-school education will be expanded
to cover a variety of fields to meet the interest, needs and demand of the
majority of the population.
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Efforts will be made to provide more equal
opportunities in access to education. Compulsory education will be
provided by the Government in every region of the country within as short
a period of time as possible. As for non-compulsory education, the
Government will encourage private institutions to participate to help
create more equal opportunities in education in accordance with the
economic conditions and local circumstances.
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Creative research and evaluation activities on national
arts and culture will be promoted.
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Those who are selected from each region should be
supported in their education according to the regulations to be
determined. After the completion of education they should return to work
in their own region.
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