Transition of Lao communication and Lao being in the Thai textbook

Abstract

This article aims to study the transition of Lao communication and Lao being in the
Thai textbook through the elementary education curriculum version 1978 (revised in 1990),
the fundamental educational curriculum version 2001, and the core fundamental
educational curriculum version 2008 by using the research methodology of qualitative
research with the documentary analysis and the content analysis of the historical subject
within the Thai textbook. The following are the study result:
Overall, the study of Lao communication and Lao being through the Thai textbook
on historical subject which is dated before 1990 (1960 – 1990) found that Laos and Thailand
are historic alliance because of their mutual benefits. However, after the decade of 1977,
Laos had begun to be a lower status and a problem for Thailand which resulted in the
communication of Lao and Lao being in the later era.
Between 1990 and 2001, according to the 1978 curriculum (revised in 1990), Laos
had been determined that they below Thailand and had continuously been a problem for
Thailand. The code that was used to create this image is nationalism. The code used to
create this image is the nationalism.
Later, the curriculum which was revised in 2001 and 2008 was changed for reducing
the negative attitude of Laos. So, Laos is a picture of the land, people, culture, traditions,
and arts and as a neighboring country by using ASEAN Community as a code. Therefore, it
can be concluded that Lao communication and Lao being has been transformed from a
historic alliance, a problem, and the younger one who has a lower status to a neighbor and
an equal partner.