EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
2.5 Implementation of Ministry of Education
3) The Office of the Basic Education Commission has the mission of providing and promoting basic education, proposing policies, educational development plans, educational management standards, and basic education core curriculum, determining rules, guidelines and implementation of resource support, allocating resources and managing budgets, supporting the basic education management, developing the administrative system, promoting the coordination of information networks, applying information technology to education, strengthening educational supervision, administration and management, and monitoring, inspecting and assessing basic educational management performances of the educational service areas. In addition to such abovementioned duties, the Office of the Basic Education Commission is also responsible for developing educational innovation, coordinating, promoting and supervising basic educational management, education for disabilities, persons with learning deficiencies and gifted persons, cooperating and supporting the basic educational management of the private sector, local administrative organizations, individuals, families, community organizations, private organizations, professional bodies, religious institutions, enterprises, and other social institutions of educational service areas, and performing the secretarial operations of the Basic Education Commission.
4) The Office of the Higher Education Commission takes charge of managing and promoting higher education with respect to the academic freedom and excellence of degree-granting institutions.
5) The Office of the Vocational Education Commission is responsible for managing and promoting vocational education and professional training with respect to professional quality and excellence.
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management it shall make its performance plan prior to the carrying out of any mission. In terms of education, it specifies that;
1) Education is the foundation leading Thailand to sustainable progress, so it is necessary to support and leverage education for all ages. All sections must perform their educational task in a holistic way. Educational tasks should not be separated because they will not then have clear approaches for developing national human resources.
2) Development of teachers/educational personnel and educational technologies towards modernization, with the children, youth, and students as a center of interest. Any changes in the educational system must respond to the question of whether children or students in all levels will obtain benefit from such action.
3) Creating methods for making Thai youths aware of love of nation and benefits to the nation, respect the King, learn and be proud of the history and background of their Thai ancestors and Thailand, and show gratitude towards the nation.
4) Allowing the Security Department to provide for cooperation in all educational institutions in order to create physical and mental discipline and empower the nation for sustainable national development.
In addition, the Office of the Basic Education Commission has determined the policy, vision, and mission for the basic education as of fiscal year 2014 as follows:
(The Office of the Basic Education Commission, 2014) 1) Vision:
The basic education in Thailand has quality and international standards based on Thai identity.
2) Missions:
(1) Promoting and supporting all citizens to thoroughly receive quality education.
(2) Promoting learners to have morals, ethics and desired characteristics according to the curriculum.
(3) Developing the administrative system, emphasizing participation in education provision in order to strengthen responsibility on educational quality.
3) Targets:
(1) Students at the preschool education level have a balanced and appropriate development based on their ages. All students in the basic educational level have qualified and appropriate development based on their ages.
(2) All citizens have an opportunity to study thoroughly and equally at the basic educational level.
(3) Teachers, directors of educational institutions, and educational personnel have proper skills and a result-based working culture.
(4) Educational Service Area Offices and educational institutions have efficiency and become a mechanism for driving the quality of basic education to an international standard.
(5) The Office of the Basic Education Commission must operate in a holistic way and emphasize the participative administration which decentralizes powers and responsibilities to Educational Service Area Offices and educational institutions.
(6) Educational quality in special areas must receive special support for improvement.
Furthermore, the Office of the Basic Education Commission establishes strategies and schemes to respond to its vision, missions and targets as shown in Table 2.3.
Table 2.3 Strategies and Schemes of the Office of the Basic Education Commission
Strategy Developing quality of learners in all types and levels Scheme 1. Organizing the data system of learners
2. Proving understanding of educational provisions to society 3. Managing budgets corresponding to all situations
4. Applying the curriculum to be practiced 5. Utilizing various innovative media
6. Organizing the supervision system, following up, and reporting results
7. Coaching learners (Counseling System)
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Strategy Developing quality of learners in all types and levels
Scheme 8. Applying tests to any part of the teaching and learning process 9. Promoting internal quality assurance
10. Teaching regular subjects and vocational subjects
11. Promoting English language for communication and one language of ASEAN
12. Coordination for student recruitment in various ways
Strategy Expanding opportunity of equally accessing qualified educational services
Scheme 1. Developing individual student data
2. Administering a budget of subsidies per learner
3. Providing opportunities to learners to study in qualified schools until completion of the curriculum
4. Supporting good and qualified schools to be located in all districts 5. Supporting upper-secondary educational schools in special areas to provide vocational education
6. Promoting various and proper management according to standards 7. Promoting and constantly assisting a learners system 8.Coordinating,
assisting and managing an appropriate education for children who are unregistered with the civil registration
Strategy Developing the quality of teachers and educational personnel Scheme 1. Developing knowledge and competencies of teachers through actual
practice and providing constant assistance
2. Developing directors of educational institutions in the groups that urgently need to be developed
3. Reinforcing a work motivation system that corresponds with students’ results
4. Coordinating with and supporting relevant organizations and groups of person that are involved with preparing and allocating skilled teachers that correspond to the requirements of schools and societies
Table 2.3 (Continued)
Strategy Developing the educational system, support and management Scheme 1. Decentralizing power
2. Promoting participation in educational services
3. Promoting schools, district offices, educational service offices and groups of persons to be responsible for performance of educational services
Source: The Office of the Basic Education Commission, 2014.