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Salient Issues in Education |
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It is recognized that Thailand's relatively weak human resource base has been one of the major contributors to the financial and economic crisis which has affected the Thai society adversely since 1997. As a result, the whole education system is now facing greater challenges. Much more attention needs to be devoted to the immediate problems brought about by the crisis as well as long-term structural problems. Major on-going efforts to address critical issues in current educational development, both quantitative and qualitative aspects, are presented below. |
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8.1 Facing the Impacts of the Economic Crisis |
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1) Government's Policies Recognizing the severity of the current economic crisis, the government has established urgent plans of action to attack the problems on all fronts. The policies to be implemented can be classified into two phases, i.e., the immediate term, with measures to be taken within the shortest period of time, and the medium term, with measures to be taken within 6 months to one year. The stated policies relating to education are as follows : Immediate-term policy : - Alleviating social problems - Ensure educational opportunities for Thai youth whose families are affected by the economic recession by providing assistance in the form of student loans. Medium-term policy : - Human and social development : Education (1) Formulate a plan to expand basic education opportunities to at least 12 years, to be provided by the state throughout the country, with good quality and at no expense. |
