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Lavankura, Pad – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2013
Each country responds to internationalization differently and offers various interpretations of the concept. Thailand has incorporated the internationalization of higher education into its plans since 1990. This article aims to discuss the primary motivations of the government and of Thai universities in moving toward the goal of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, International Education, Educational Change
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Maxcy, Brendan; Sungtong, Ekkarin; Nguyen, Thu Suong Thi – Educational Policy, 2010
Mounting religious-ethnic tensions and broad-scale reform have precipitated reconsideration of the mission, traditions, operations and institutional positions of government schools in southern Thailand. The authors report on a study of a dozen schools located in four border provinces adapting to national reforms and regional unrest. The authors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Religious Factors, Government Role
Corcoran, Thomas B. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2008
This is the first report on the evaluation of the Inquiry Based Science and Technology Education Program (IN-STEP), an innovative and ambitious science education initiative for lower secondary schools being undertaken by a public-private partnership in Thailand funded by MSD-Thailand, an affiliate of Merck & Co. IN-STEP is a public-private…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Schools of Education, Evaluators, Science Interests
Shaeffer, Sheldon, Ed.; Nkinyangi, John A., Ed. – 1983
In much of the developing world, research environments are in many ways the same--burdened by the same weight of colonial dependency, underfinanced, and with products undervalued and underutilized. The primary purpose of this book is to analyze such environments for the sake of assessing whether and how they might be changed to enhance national…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Khemmani, Tisana – Chinese University Education Journal, 1994
Maintains that there is a need for principles or models of child rearing that integrate universal knowledge with Thai cultural and social values. Presents a set of principles and models gleaned from a Thai research project. Asserts that culturally appropriate educational practices are important in Thailand's educational system. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
Part of a series which provides overviews of social science research and teaching in UNESCO member nations, the document focuses on Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Thailand. One chapter is devoted to each of the five nations. Chapter I discusses social science teaching at major universities in Bangladesh and recommends that research…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Cooperation