A Study on the Structure of Interregional Education Gap and Educational Practice and Policy toward Equalization of Educational Opportunities in Thailand

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06688
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: UEDA Satoshi 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 助手 (60757326)
• Research Collaborator: ONO Madoka ; HIRAYAMA Takehiro ; SHAO Jiangwei ; KIMURA Yasuhiko ; VIPHAVEEKUL Krittaphol ; RODSUK Rudeemad
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: タイの教育 / 教育の機会均等 / 小規模学校 / 少数民族教育 / 機会拡張学校 / 教育政策 / 教育行政学 / 比較教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified the structure and factors of educational opportunities and environmental gap in Thailand. And this research clarified how the educational opportunities and the environment for children are improved by various policies concerning school education and educational practice. "Small schools" are increasing due to reasons of geographical features, regional society and declining birthrate. In order to compensate for the small number of teachers, they are putting emphasis on ICT education in recent years. In "schools specializing in hill tribes", poverty departure is conscious with teachers and students, and the substantial curriculum of vocational education is organized in these schools. In "junior high school provided with elementary school (opportunity expansion school) ", many children of relatively low income farmers and day laborers are attending, leading to guarantee of secondary educational opportunities.

Free Research Field

教育社会学