Baseline
Research teams, consisting of two research staff members, visited schools and collected data for the baseline survey with the checklist during February and early March 2008. One staff member was in charge of asking questions on items in the checklist to students or teachers, and the other rated the school facilities. Staff members were recruited from local migrant organizations with the cooperation of the Mae Tao Clinic, the Burmese Migrant Education Committee and other local organizations. They were trained before the start of data collection. To ensure agreement among the local authorities, schools and the community, an explanatory session and workshop was held before the 2008 survey.