CELS Discussion Papers, 2009/1

Publication from CELS

Title: The implementation of the local content provision in Thai basic education
Authors: Audrey Baron-Gutty and Supat Chupradit
Language: English

This paper is based on questionnaires submitted by the CELS in schools located in poor areas of Northern and North-Eastern Thailand. The aim was to assess to which extent the schools have implemented the so-called 'local curriculum' that they have been put in charge with.
This field survey was also a way to evaluate the content of this curriculum and the hurdles towards its implementation.
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This paper supports the reasearch project launched in December 2008, 'Education, Identity and Economy. Ten Years of Educational Reform in Thailand'.

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Training Session on Didactics / CELS-JEAI

On Saturday 15th March 2009, the CELS organised a training session for its partners from Rajabhat Universities.
Participants attended the session from 9am to 5pm. The topic was the transposition process of knowledge, from expert down to the classroom and the students.
The session was conducted by Laurent Veillard, from the University Lumière-Lyon 2 in France. Dr Veillard is a specialist of didactics, especially regarding vocational and technical education.
He introduced participants to the theoretical framework of didactics and explained how to conduct classroom observations using video-recording.
Click here to download his presentation.
This training session was greatly appreciated by all attendees and is part of an overall project conducted under the programme of Jeunes Equipes Associées à l'IRD (JEAI-Young Research Laboratory Associated to the IRD). The full brochure related to this session is available at the CELS Ofiice (Chiang Mai).

New books purchased - March 2009

The CELS has purchased new books related to its fields of research.

See here the list of the new purchases (March 2009).

Books are available at the CELS Documentation Centre for reading. Do not hesitate to come and have a look!

Training Session on Didactics / CELS-JEAI / Announcement

With the cooperation of the French University of Lyon 2, the CELS-JEAI organises on Saturday 14^th March a one day training session with research teams from Uttaradit, Lampang, Sakon Nakorn, and Udon Thani Rajabhat Universities.

This training session is part of a collaborative research project on didactics, aiming at improving the quality of teaching by producing reflexive teachers.

This session will provide theoretical and practical insights into the observation of educational practices, by using - among other methods of observation - video recording.

The training session will take place in the premises of CELS-JEAI, at the Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University.

Meeting for prospective research project / January 2009 - การประชุมเพื่อกำหนดข้อเสนอโครงการวิจัยใหม่/ มกราคม 2009

On Tuesday 27th January 2009, the CELS met with researchers from other institutions to discuss about a prospective common research project. The aim of that research would be to study the impact of migrant workers on the Thai labour market. The proposal will be submitted mid-2009 to TRF (Thai Research Fund) for sponsorship.

เมื่อวันอังคารที่ 27 มกราคม 2009 CELS ได้ประชุมร่วมกับนักวิจัยจากหน่วยงานต่าง ๆ ที่มีความสนใจในประเด็นใกล้เคียงกันเพื่อแสวงหาแนวทางในการเสนอโครงการวิจัยร่วมกัน เป้าหมายของการวิจัยที่พูดคุยกันคือ การศึกษาผลกระทบของแรงงานต่างด้าวต่อตลาดแรงงานไทย ข้อเสนอเพื่อการวิจัยจะได้รับการพัฒนาและเสนอขอรับการสนับสนุนงบประมาณการวิจัยจาก สกว. ในกลางปี 2009

CELS Discussion Papers, 2008/3

Publication from CELS

Title: The development of education and training systems in Vietnam and current situation
Author: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dat
Language: English

After a brief overview of the development of educational and training systems in Vietnam, this paper provides a description of the current situation in Vietnam.This CELS Discussion Papers has supported the Research Project "Labour Capacity Preparation in Thailand and in Vietnam 1980-2020", sponsored by TRF (June 2007-June 2008).

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CELS Discussion Papers, 2008/2

Publication from CELS

Title: Comparing population structure and education systems between Thailand and Vietnam
Authors: Xavier Oudin and Phasina Tangchuang
Language: English

Following short articles are the basic material used to popularise some findings of the research programme funded by the Thai Research Fund (TRF). At their request, articles were published in order to disseminate findings of research projects to a larger audience. Final articles were published in Thai in the Krungthep Thurakit (Bangkok Business) in 2008.
The first article compares the age structure of population of Vietnam and Thailand and shows the implication of different situations in both countries. One of them is the pressure for migration, as explained in the second article. The third and fourth articles deal with education systems, more particularly with the organisation of the Vocational and Technical Education and the paths or trajectories of study in VTE. A last article gives some reflexions on selection in the education system in the two countries, which were discussed during this project.
This CELS Discussion Papers has supported the Research Project "Labour Capacity Preparation in Thailand and in Vietnam 1980-2020", sponsored by TRF (June 2007-June 2008).

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