1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Universal Secondary Education in Thailand : Policy Implications for Diversifying Occupational and Educational Choices
| Project/Area Number |
08045010
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | University-to-University Cooperative Research |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
USHIOGI Morikazu Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Professor., 大学院・国際開発研究科, 教授 (80022391)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TIASAKUL Wandee Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University Lecuturer., 教育学部, 講師
LEKUTHAI Phaisal Faculty of Economies, Chulalongkorn University Associate Professor, 経済学部, 助教授
SUKONTASAP Snanchi Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授
HIROSATO Yashishi Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Associate Profes, 大学院・国際開発研究科, 助教授 (40262927)
WAKABAYASHI Mitsuru Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Professor., 大学院・国際開発研究科, 教授 (40126917)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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| Keywords | Educational Development / Asian Education / Thai Educational Reform / Secondary Education Policies / Educational Opportunities / Vocational Education / Vocational Choice / Educational / Vocational Guidance |
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| Research Abstract |
The major research efforts under the 1998 Mobusho International Scientific Research Program (Project No.08045010) consisted of the following two activities : (1) surveying the outcome of the Thai's initiative for implementing the universal secondary education, and (2) holding a workshop for presenting papers and the results of surveys conducted by each researcher held at the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University in October 28-29,1998. Surveys were conducted by Professor Wakabayashi with an assistance by Thai colleagues in Roi-Et Province in September, 1998 to find the achievement of the province's accelerated program for extending the transitional rate from Grade 6 to Grade 7. The achievement was found fine, with the transitional rate being achieved at 86% in 1996. Professors Hirosato and Lekuthai conducted a questionnaire survey in Nakon Rachasima Province involving the local schools' policies and actual treatments for students graduating from the G-9 classes
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. They found that students were not given enough information and guidance as to the possible choice alternatives to decide on their future careers after the G-9 level education. Professors Ushiogi (head researcher) and Sukontasap conducted research on policy related issues for universalizing the secondary education in Asia and Thailand respectively.
All researchers wrote papers based on the results of their survey activities. These papers were presented at the research workshop held in GSID,Nagoya University in the end of October, 1998. Two additional faculties participated in the workshop : Professors Supatra Lohvacharakut and Sumalee Pitayanonm, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University. Professor Pitayanon contributed her paper at the workshop. The publication list shown in the following section (References) exhibit authors and titles of articles contributed by researchers. As conclusions of the research, it was pointed out that : (1) the Thailand universal secondary education program is going to achieve its initially set target for increasing the transitional rate from G-6 to G-7 as planned, although some regional differences are created, (2) career guidance services to be provided for students graduating from the G-9 level are at the embryonic stage and more efforts are needed in this area (especially in the area of vocational education and training), and (3) the secondary education looks like diverging into two separate courses, vocational and academic ones, as a result of universal lower secondary education, Less
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