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Charungkaittikul, Suwithida – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2018
This article is a study of the guidelines for lifelong education management to mobilize learning communities in the social-cultural context of Thailand is intended to 1) analyze and synthesize the management of lifelong learning to mobilize learning community in the social-cultural context of Thailand; and 2) propose guidelines for lifelong…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Guidelines, Social Environment, Cultural Context
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Intem, Nawatrot; Phuwanatwichit, Thongchai; Sarobol, Atchara; Wannapaisan, Chetthapoom – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
This article aims to: (1) study the context of the local wisdom Mohom for self-reliance of Ban Thung Hong community, Phrae; and (2) to study the local wisdom management of Mohom for sustainable inheritance and lifelong learning, by implementing qualitative research methodology. Data collection was conducted by an in-depth interview on the…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Indigenous Knowledge, Community Leaders, Educational Philosophy
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Tangwanichagapong, Siwaporn; Nitivattananon, Vilas; Mohanty, Brahmanand; Visvanathan, Chettiyappan – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
Purpose: This paper aims to describe the effects of 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) waste management initiatives on a campus community. It ascertains the environmental attitudes and opinions of the residents and investigates their behavioral responses to waste management initiatives. Practical implications for enhancing sustainable waste management…
Descriptors: Campuses, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Sanitation
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Godwin, Jennifer; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Bacchini, Dario; Bornstein, Marc H.; Chang, Lei; Chen, Bin-Bin; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Steinberg, Laurence; Tapanya, Sombat; Alampay, Liane Peña; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria; Zelli, Arnaldo – Developmental Psychology, 2018
To examine whether the cultural normativeness of parents' beliefs and behaviors moderates the links between those beliefs and behaviors and youths' adjustment, mothers, fathers, and children (N = 1,298 families) from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States) were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Adjustment (to Environment), Cross Cultural Studies
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Clark, Jeremy Michael; Quast, Louis N.; Jang, Soebin; Wohkittel, Joseph; Center, Bruce; Edwards, Katherine; Bovornusvakool, Witsinee – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore patterns of importance ratings of managerial competencies in 22 countries in different regions around the globe, to guide specificity in assessing and developing managers in multiple geographies. Additionally, this study examined the utility of clustering countries based on shared culture, as…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Competence, Management Development, Administrator Evaluation
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Suwanarak, Kasma – English Language Teaching, 2015
This research aims to understand language learning strategies of Thai adult learners and factors affecting their strategy use. The participants are forty officers of General Service Division of the Council of State of Thailand, attending an English training course for developing their work potential. The data were collected through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies, Second Language Instruction
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Rajprasit, Krich; Pratoomrat, Panadda; Wang, Tuntiga – English Language Teaching, 2015
English language and communication abilities are an essential part of the global engineering community. However, non-native English speaking engineers and students tend to be unable to master these skills. This study aims to gauge the perceived levels of their general English language proficiency, to explore their English communicative problems,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education
Promyod, Nattida – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the shift of Thai teachers' views of learning and their pedagogical practices from the traditional approach to be more centered on an argument-based inquiry approach (ABI) in Thai classrooms, where teachers and learners have long been familiar with the lecture-based tradition. Other than examining the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Physics, Science Teachers
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Nantawanit, Nantawan; Panijpan, Bhinyo; Ruenwongsa, Pintip – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
Most students think animals are more interesting than plants as a study topic believing that plants are inferior to animals because they are passive and unable to respond to external challenges, particularly biological invaders such as microorganisms and insect herbivores. The purpose of this study was to develop an inquiry-based learning unit,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Majors (Students), Concept Mapping, Animals
Spires, Robert Weber – Online Submission, 2012
In this qualitative, ethnographic case study, I examine two Thai NGO shelters/schools working with human trafficking survivors and at-risk populations of children ages 5-18. The two NGOs had a residential component, meaning that children live at the shelter, and an educational component, meaning that children are taught academic and vocational…
Descriptors: Children, Social Environment, Foreign Countries, Nongovernmental Organizations
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Chokriensukchai, Kanchana; Tamang, Ritendra – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
This study examines the exposure of Thai youths to media information on global warming, the relationship between exposure to global warming information and awareness of global warming, and the relationship between that awareness and lifestyle activities that contribute to global warming. A focus group of eight Thai youths provided information that…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Climate, Conservation (Environment)
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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
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Libretto, Salvatore; Nemes, Susanna; Namur, Jenny; Garrett, Gerald; Hess, Lauren; Kaplan, Linda – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2005
In a study to evaluate the drug treatment and aftercare efforts sponsored by the State Department's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau, residential Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment programs in three countries in Southeast Asia--Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand--were examined to identify promising practices and to…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Focus Groups, Law Enforcement
Jacobs, George M.; Ratmanida – Online Submission, 1996
Group activities developed in Western countries have been advocated for use in foreign and second language learning internationally. This article reports the views of 31 second language educators from six Southeast Asian countries (Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) on the appropriateness of group…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Asians