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Educational Administration and Planning |
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The present educational administrative system in Thailand is parallel to all other sectors of public administration characterized by the three-level structure : the central or national level, the provincial level, and the local level. Administrative and planning system of education including educational personnel administration thus follows this structure as presented below. |
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3.1 Administrative and Planning Structure of Education |
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The responsibility for educational management in Thailand is under the mandate of four main ministries : the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of University Affairs (MUA) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI). In addition, other ministries also take charge of the management of education in specialized fields or for specific purposes. Their responsibilities and functions can be classified as follows : |
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A. Administration and Planning at the Central or
National Level |
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Educational administration and planning at the central or national level can be divided into two sub-levels: national policy and planning level and ministerial or central level. 1. National policy and planning level The government organizations concerned with educational policy and planning are the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (ONESDB) responsible for the overall economic and social development of which education is a sector; the Office of the National Education Commission (ONEC) responsible for policy making, planning, monitoring and evaluation of education at all levels; and the Budget Bureau. They are all under the Office of the Prime Minister, a ministerial organization. |
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Chart 3.1 Educational Administration at the Central |
