In order to foster national competi

In order to foster national competitiveness, education should play an important role in national
development. In this regard, education can groom people to be qualified citizens, and, therefore, levels
of national competitiveness should be increased. Thus, Thailand education reform is needed for HRD.
Moreover, the education reform should place the emphasis on how to elevate qualities of teachers and
students, because qualified teachers and students clearly represent quality of education. Likewise, Fry
(2002) proposed that education reform should give priority to HRD, because citizens are central to
development in all domains, such as economic, culture, and other civilization. As in to several Asian
countries, education reform is used as a crucial tool for national development (Barber, Mourshed &
Whelm, 2007).