Education Reform in Thailand 4.0: A True Story or a Soap Opera

Authors

  • Surapol Suyaprom Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand
  • Thitiwut Manmee Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand

Keywords:

Top-Down Policy, Higher Education, Thailand 4.0

Abstract

The objective of this paper is focused on Thailand’s educational reform educational is a major event occurs in the country which mostly focus on the new courses and curriculum designed which has made its normal change the concept and idea which every scholar is confused which the new changing policy. It’s seem that the changing policy are not focused on the really new road for educational recovered the answer to the future changing which is able to cope with the new disruptive technology. The best the policy makers are always discus about the standard of the Thai education. This Thai discussion and policy formulation are always concentrated on re-establishment of the new form of changing or separating form the ministry of education to be a single autonomous department or join with the ministry of science and technology, therefore the educational reform is somewhat not going to anywhere. However it is not in sense of reality of policy implementation, it’s as if the changing of the era of 4.0 of disruptive technological change will be affected to the curriculum to the standard of the educational in Thailand. Ever though the curriculum development according to the government policy of the educational reform must be participated by national educators, parents and the industrial users must be call to discuss the really problems and how to focus for raised up the standard for the future excellence of the young generations must be used opinions and talent of those said people to form a smart policy for the nation. At present it seems that the top down policy has destroyed the good policy for the sake of standard and national human capital development.

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Published

2020-01-05

How to Cite

Suyaprom, S., & Manmee, T. (2020). Education Reform in Thailand 4.0: A True Story or a Soap Opera. Asian Political Science Review, 2(2), 88–95. Retrieved from https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APSR/article/view/234085