TEACHER DEVELOPMENT FOR QUALITY LEARNING


Content

ACRONYMS USED IN THE REPORT

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Education in Thailand
1.2.1 Overview
1.2.2 Administration and Management
1.2.3 Teacher Training and Development
1.3 Key Issues Influencing the Quality of Teaching and Learning

1.3.1 With regard to Administration and Management
1.3.2 with regard to Teacher Training and Development
1.4 Structure of the Report

CHAPTER 2 EDUCATION REFORM THROUGH NEW APPROACHES TO LEARNING

2.1 Review of the Pilot Project on New Approaches to Learning
2.2 General Observations about the Model used in the Project
2.3 Educational Reform and Student-Centred learning
2.4 Key Issues in Implementing Educational Reform through New Approaches to Teaching and Learning

CHAPTER 3 EDUCATION REFORM THROUGH TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Review of the Current Plan
3.3 Review of Some of the Key Proposals for Teacher Development
3.3.1 A National Framework for Teacher Development
3.3.2 Preservice Teacher Training
3,3,3 Inservice Teacher Training
3.4 Key Issues Related to Supporting Teacher Development

CHAPTER 4 TEACHER COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EDUCATION REFORM

4.1 Teacher Competencies Needed to Implement New Approaches to Teaching and Learning
4.1.1 The Necessary Competencies for Teachers
4.1.2 The Current Competencies of Teachers
4.2 The Teacher Development Needs of Teachers
4.3 Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION REFORM AND THE DELIVERY OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Overview of Services
5.2 Critical Review of Services
5.3 Issues Relevant to the Provision of Preservice and Inservice Training in Student-Centred learning

CHAPTER 6 TEACHER REWARD AND INCENTIVE SCHEMES PROPOSED IN EDUCATION REFORM

6.1 The Current System
6.1.1 Salary and Promotion Incentives
6.1.2 The Teacher Education Reform Office (TERO) Schemes
6.2 Proposed Incentive Schemes in the Education Reform
6.2.1 Salary Incentives
6.2.2 Other Incentives for Preservice Teachers
   Scholarship Scheme
   Employment Guarantee
   Other Considerations
6.2.3 Other Incentives for Inservice Teachers
6.3 Performance-Based Incentives: A Model to Consider

CHAPTER 7 MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE EDUCATION REFORM

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Some Proposals
7.2.1 Organisational Aspects
7.2.2 Operational Aspects

CHAPTER 8 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED TO SUPPORT TEACHER DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE EDUCATION REFORM (Recommendations)

8.1 Introduction
8.2 General Aspects of Administration and Management
8.3 Decentralised Management of Teacher Development
8.4 Teacher Licensing and Quality Assurance
8.5 Teacher Incentive Schemes and Career Development
8.6 Teachers' Knowledge and Skills Development
8.7 Distance Learning and Technology
8.8 Assessment
8.9 Education Management Information System
8.10 Learning Resource Development

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

1 CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AND NEW UNDERSTANDING OF KNOWLEDGE TYPES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

2 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PILOT PROJECT REPORT

3 PROPOSED RESTRUCTURE OF THE MOE

4 QUEENSLAND CURRICULUM FOR YEARS 1-10

5 SAMPLE PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ASSOCIATED GENERIC TEACHER COMPETENCIES

6 CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING TEACHER INCENTIVE SCHEMES

7 SAMPLE OF TEACHER EVALUATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

8 PERSONS MET IN BANGKOK

9 PERSONS MET IN WORKSHOP FOR LEARNING REFORM PHASE II

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