As a member of UNESCO, Thailand has attempted
to develop its provision of education for all according to
the Jomtien Declaration. The concept of Education for All
has been well recognized and translated into action. As a
consequence, our National Education Scheme of 1992 was
designed to assure continuous and life-long learning for
individuals so as to promote their wisdom, spiritual,
physical and social development, and their contribution
towards the progress of the nation under a constitutional
monarchy. However, there were some major problems
calling for urgent reform. Main causes of the problem
could be identified as : -
• overcentralization;
• lack of unity in educational administration;
• lack of efficiency in quality assurance and
desirable standards;
• lack of public participation;
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• lack of systematic and continuous policy
development; and
• lack of coordination among the ministries with
major responsibilities for education (Ministry of
Education, Ministry of University Affairs, and
the Office of the National Education
Commission).
Current Educational System