Blog Audience / May to December 2010

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Call for papers

The Faculty of Education (Chiang Mai University) has called for papers to be published in its Journal.

These articles can be based on personal research or be compiling from readings.

Publication schedule:

• First issue: December 2010
• Second issue: March 2011
• Third issue: June 2011
• Fourth issue: December 2011

Articles' submissions are welcome from now on. Writers will receive hard copies as a token.

Please send your manuscript to the editor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phasina Tangchuang at: phasina@yahoo.com or phasina@hotmail.com

Visit of Pr. Akir Hossain

13th November 2010

JEAI CELS invited Professor Dr. Zakir Hossain (Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Geography).
He is from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (USA).
The aim of his visit was to listen, share views and reflections upon the works of PhD students that will later develop into dissertation proposal.
This was an exciting occasion to stimulate PhD students and to entice them to work harder in order to be able to present quality concept papers to a foreign exepert.

JEAI CELS stimulates PhD students by Organising in-house activities

6th November 2010

First and third-year PhD students in HRD stream met with 4th-year PhD student, Supat Chupradit.
Supat recently spent one month in Europe and wanted to share his experience. This was also the opportunity to motivate those younger students to use the ressources and facilites available at CELS.
All of this will be useful for them to develop and finish their concept paper, an important step before preparing the PhD dissertation proposal.
Supat noticed that in Europe PhD students were more willing to share knowledge between themselves and other scholars. They do not hesitate to spend time talking about their dissertation, and learning from each other. This is then very useful to nurture and fulfill their dissertation.
This workshop was a starting point and future workshops have been scheduled.

E-journal / Faculty of Education

The Journal of the Faculty of Education in which articles from CELS-affiliated researchers were published (see previous post) is now available online , in PDF format.

Please click here for a free download.

CELS Activities - update - 3

CELS Activities - update - 2

On September 6^th-10th, Ms. Ratana, a PhD candidate from Columbia University, USA visited the CELS and interviewed Dr.Phasina Tangchuang and Dr Alain Mounier as editors and authors of the book “Education and Knowledge in Thailand: The Quality Controversy”.

On September 18^th, Dr.Alain Mounier, CELS expert, delivered his comments regarding PhD research proposals.

On September 21^st-24^th, Drs.Alain Mounier and Phasina Tangchuang visited the National University of Laos and Udon Thani Rajabhat University to plan future activities.

On September 27th, Mr.Ben Kittikhun, PhD candidate and CELS researcher, was invited to present his paper at the ASAIHL Conference, held in Bangkok.

CELS Activities - update - 1

From 23rd August to 27th September 2010, Supat Chupradit, PhD candidate and CELS researcher, expanded his experience by a research trip to Europe.

Supat presented a scientific paper at the 5th EARLI SIG 14 Conference Learning and Professional Development Conference. This event was centred around the Diversity in Vocational and Professional Education and Training. It was organized by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, in Germany. He seized this opportunity to explore the well-known library of Heidelberg University, in Germany.

In France, he met Dr Xavier Oudin at his laboratory DIAL in Paris, and visited the library of Sorbonne University, Paris.

Before heading back to Thailand, Supat met several researchers and PhD candidates at Adapt centre, hosted by Bergamo University, in Italy.

Presentation at Earli SIG Conference (Germany)

From 25th to 27th August 2010, the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) held a conference at the University of Munich in Germany.

More details on the conference.


This conference was an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss current issues centered around the overall topic: Diversity in Vocational and Professional Education and Training.


Supat Chupradit from CELS made a poster presentation on the current situation of vocational and cooperative education in Thailand.

CELS new office

The CELS has moved to a new office located at the 4th Floor of Building 4 of the Faculty of Education.

Do not hesitate to come and visit us!

Journal of Education Chiang Mai University

The faculty of Education has now released the paper version of its newest Journal (Volume 36, Number 1-2, January-December 2009)

Phasina Tangchuang was editor of this issue and published different articles.

Other CELS researchers contributed to it as well:

- Audrey Baron-Gutty / The intricacies of basic education decentralisation in Thailand
- Phasina Tangchuang and Alain Mounier / Research programmes and building research capacity within the Centre for Education and Labour Studies (CELS) 2008-20111: experiences, lessons, perspectove and prospects
- Xavier Oudin / Education systems in Thailand and Vietnam: A comparison

IRASEC Call for Proposals

For your info.

สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ - Happy Songkran

Best Wishes from CELS for Thai New Year

Interesting reading

The French National Institute on Educational Research (INRP Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique) has released the English translation of an interesting file about the changes in educational policies.

It is entitled In the footsteps of the world education market and is available online.

Please click here if you want to download it for free.

Presentation at ASAIHL Conference

On 5th February 2010, the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) in Bangkok hosted the Association of Southeast Asia Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference.

Dr. Phasina presented a paper entitled "Total System Quality Development is a Way of Higher Education Quality Improvement: A recommendation from Research Study".

Workshops in January 2010

The CELS conducted workshops in schools located in Petchaboon and Sakon Nakhon provinces.

The sessions were held from 12th to 22nd January 2010, and dealt with VCD observation to reflect upon teaching practices.

Coming Events in February and March 2010

From 15th-25th February and 2nd-5th March 2010, the CELS team will visit schools in Petchaboon, Sakon Nakhon and Chiang Mai provinces.

The CELS will interview teachers, students, parents and school administrators on how they perceived the teaching performance of those who took part in the "Reflective teachers project".

Conference in Phnom Penh / 8-10th January 2010

Phasina Tangchuang and Phetcharee Rupavijetra were invited by GSID (Graduate School of International Development) , Nagoya University to take part in and present their papers at the Second ANDA (Academic Network for Development in Asia) International Seminar on Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism in Asian Developing Countries under globalization.

The seminar was held in Phnom Penh from 8th to 10 January 2010.

Dr. Phasina presented a paper on Labour Capacity Preparation in Thailand and Vietnam.

Book release

The CELS is proud to announce that its book "Education & Knowledge in Thailand. The Quality Controversy", edited by Alain Mounier and Phasina Tangchaung, has been released.

More details are avalaible on the publishing house website : Silkwormbooks.

Conference in Phnom Penh

Dr. Phasina Tangchuang attended the 2nd annual conference of the Academic Network for Development in Asia (ANDA) at Phnom Penh Hotel, Cambodia, from 8th to 10th January 2010.

He was invited by the Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University, and presented a paper on Labour Capacity Preparation in Thailand and Vietnam.

Research project on education in Laos

The JEAI-CELS team visited the Ministry of Education of Laos PDR. They met the Director of the Education Standards and Quality Assurance Centre, Mr. VanhSay Noraseng, and his staff.

The Director wants the JEAI-CELS to give advice on how to improve education quality in Laos, from primary up to higher education.

This will be the purpose of a forthcoming project that will take place in 2010.

Happy New Year 2010

The CELS wishes you a fruitful year 2010.

May this new year bring you success and happiness.