Key Factors to Look into in Reforming Accountability System in...
The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) and the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS) have proposed that the Education Ministry use O-Net exam scores and students' cumulative grade point average to determine the...
Preparing for the AEC Era
A hot topic at the moment is how to prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which becomes a reality in only three years. The Nation had an insightful editorial on this on 27 March and Dr. Surin addressed this issue at a conference at the end...
Tablet mania suggests more dark days ahead for teachers,pupils
During the past few weeks, newspapers have been flooded with reports about the government's one tablet per child (Otep) scheme.
STRONG MINDS REQUIRE A LIFE-LONG PLAN FOR HEALTH, FITNESS AND VITALITY
In previous columns I have stressed academic and cognitive aspects of education. In this article I would like to shift attention instead to the need to enhance education about our bodies and health.
Reform Needed in Devising Higher Education Student Loans
There are effectively two types of student loan schemes in use around the world today.
US offers models for innovative engineering education
A visit to state-of-the-art engineering schools in the United States confirmed that we really need to find change agents to make the dream of an innovative engineering school here come true.
There's been plenty of talk, but is kingdom nearly ready for the...
THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) will materialise in 2015 and all educational institutes in Thailand are supposed to make necessary preparations for the big changes that will result.
Vietnam, a Nation on the Move
A major factor contributing to Vietnam's economic success in recent years is its commitment to education and human resource development. Vietnam differs from its Asean neighbours in many ways.
The Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage on Wages and Employment
ONE of the major election campaign promises of the Pheu Thai Party is the Bt300 daily minimum wage policy aimed at alleviating financial difficulties and raising the welfare of low-wage earners.
Enjoyable learning through hands-on lessons
To students, a classroom is boring if they have to sit silently and listen only to their lecturers. To educational experts, such classrooms give little to students who otherwise could learn a lot if they were engaged in an active learning process and...
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