Teacher and Educational Personnel Development through e-Training: UTQ Online Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand

The Ludvigsen Committee (Ludvigsen-utvalget), which aims to assess primary and secondary educational subjects in terms of the competence Norwegian society and its working life will need in the future, has published an interim report entitled Pupils’ Learning in the School of the Future – A Knowledge Foundation (Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, 2014). The committee wrote the following about arts and crafts: “That subject will contribute to personal development and simultaneously strengthen opportunities to participate in a democratic society, which can be seen as a desire to protect both individual-oriented and community-oriented training. The breadth of the subject can restrict the ability to delve into individual topics” (NOU 2014: 7, 2014, p. 89, our translation from Norwegian). This will be an important challenge for the team in the near future. The committee shall submit their principal report by June 2015.Practical work with materials must not be removed from primary school. It should be required that qualified teachers are employed on the lower grades. Practical/hands-on work can give the trades a boost, encourage students to choose vocations and prevent dropouts in vocational education programmes. We need skilled craftsmen in the future, and good teaching in Arts & Crafts in compulsory education could provide an important basis for both future craftsmen and customers of good craftsmen.

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Learner Autonomy as an element in Chinese Education Reform: A Case of English Language Subject

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v9n3p33 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Jinjin Lu ◽

Yingliang Liu

Keyword(s):

Education Reform ◽

Language Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Basic Education ◽

Compulsory Education ◽

Learner Autonomy ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

English Curriculum ◽

Autonomy Development ◽

New Guidelines

<p>Enhancing students’ learning autonomy has been emphasized in the current round of English curriculum reforms by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in China. The initial aim of the new guidelines was developed to enhance students’ English proficiency to better fulfil their basic education (Nine-year compulsory education). However, up until now, very little is known about the quality of students’ basic education and their learner autonomy development. This paper uses the English language subject as a case to examine the relationship between the different locations of students’ attendance of their basic education and their learner autonomy development at university level. The result shows that secondary schools’ locations play a more important role in students’ learner autonomy development at university. A ‘Have A Go’ model is proposed to improve students’ transition between high schools and universities in the English language learning process.</p>

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Linear Structural Analysis of Media Management Administration, Innovation and Early Childhood Creative Technology Under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in Thailand

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.2478/mjss-2018-0172 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 165-172

Author(s):

Luckana Pengruck ◽

Kanchana Boonphak ◽

Boonchan Sisan

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Structural Analysis ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Basic Education ◽

Media Management ◽

Creative Development ◽

Structural Relationships ◽

Future Success ◽

Education Commission ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The promotion of technological prowess in children at an early age is integral to their creative development and future success. This research studied the relationship between media management administration, innovation, and early childhood creative technology in schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in Thailand to validate and confirm the linear relationship between flexibility, motivation, imagination, use of new approaches to problem solving, and vision. Questionnaires from respondents showed that the consistency was between 0.60-1.00, with a reliability of 0.890. Data were analyzed using mean standard deviation, and linear structural analysis and compliance with empirical data was checked based on the harmony index which was then compared to applicable criteria. The major findings show that the composition is in line with the empirical data and demonstrated linear structural relationships between the components of media management administration, innovation and early childhood creative technology.

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IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM INDONESIA PINTAR PADA SMPN 3 BANJARBARU KECAMATAN CEMPAKA KOTA BANJARBARU

AS-SIYASAH: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Dan Ilmu Politik ◽

10.31602/as.v6i1.3858 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Tamliha Harun

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Basic Education ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Education Level ◽

Dropping Out ◽

Director General ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Student Data ◽

Out Of School

The purpose of this research is to find out how the implementation of the Smart Indonesia Program (PIP) at SMPN 3 Banjarbaru, Cempaka Subdistrict, Banjarbaru City, is it in accordance with the Regulation of the Director General of Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture Number: 1881 / D / BP / 2019 concerning Guidelines for Implementing the Smart Indonesia Program at the Basic Education level. This research is a descriptive study, with data collection techniques interview, observation, and documentation, then the results are analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study indicate that: a. Implementation of the Smart Indonesia Program (PIH), through the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) at SMPN 3 Banjarbaru has been running well and effectively, in accordance with applicable regulations; b. The number of students receiving assistance from the Smart Indonesia Program through the Smart Indonesia Card at SMPN 3 Banjarbaru was 228 students. However, there are some people who actually no longer meet the requirements, because the income of the parents / guardians of the students concerned has increased from before. KIP recipient students, the process of recapitulation, verification and input of student KIP recipient student data to Dapodik, until the disbursement and use of KIP funds by recipient students; d. The Smart Indonesia Program (PIH), through the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) at SMPN 3 Banjarbaru, is very beneficial for students from poor or underprivileged families, so that the number of students dropping out of school can be reduced; e. However, there were still some students who received KIP or their guardians who did not understand the use of KIP funds, so they were used to finance expenses outside the context of their educational / school needs.

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Youth Start Social Entrepreneurship Program for Kids: Portuguese UKIDS-Case Study

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education ◽

10.2478/dcse-2019-0016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 33-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Inês Pinho ◽

Dárida Fernandes ◽

Carla Serrão ◽

Daniela Mascarenhas

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Basic Education ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

School Of Education ◽

Self Confidence ◽

School Learning ◽

Group Relationships ◽

Social Competences

Abstract Today’s society has valued entrepreneurship in various sectors of personal and professional life, but the school seems to forget this reality. Aware of this fact, the Portuguese Ministry of Education has created a program, from early childhood education to basic and secondary education, to develop the concept of social entrepreneurship in schools. The Porto Polytechnic Higher School of Education, as an educator of teachers and teachers of the First and Second cycle of Basic Education, joined the European UKIDS project to integrate this theme in the initial and continuous teacher training. In this article we will analyze the data obtained from a UKIDS Portuguese Partner School in the context of continuing teacher education and present some conclusions. The qualitative methodology used allowed us to conclude that the UKIDS project enhanced the valorization of individual capacities, such as creativity, self-confidence, the power of argumentation, as well as the construction of social competences, in interpersonal and group relationships, which are crucial in the formation of a child’s personality in the basic school learning process.

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A Comparative Study of the Efficiency and the Effectiveness of Primary Education Management between the Provincial Administrative Organisation and the Office of the Basic Education Commission: A Service User Satisfaction Survey

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v10n7p58 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 58 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kittisak Jermsittiparsert ◽

Thanaporn Sriyakul ◽

Chayongkan Pamornmast ◽

Sudarat Rodboonsong ◽

Wanwichit Boonprong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Primary Education ◽

User Satisfaction ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Service User ◽

Basic Education ◽

Unit Cost ◽

Education Management ◽

Administrative Organization ◽

Education Commission

This research aims to (i) examine the effectiveness and the efficiency of primary education management with regards to the service user satisfaction within 29 primary schools in Thailand, subject under provincial administrative organization (PAO), and their counterparts, which are under the authority of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), (ii) to conduct a comparative study concerning the effectiveness and the efficiency generated from the selected schools by specifically handpicking, from each province, one school from the PAO and two from the OBEC, amounting to the total number of 3 schools representing each province. The selected samples can be categorized into those containing similar numbers of students and the ones with certain amounts of operating unit cost (OUC), which are essentially contributing to the sum of 87 schools. The data collection was carried out by drawing samples from the students, the parents, and the members of the concerned communities. Each group comprised 812 subjects, leading to the total number of 2,436 study subjects. The gathered data is analysed using average mean and t-test. The findings indicate that the level of user satisfaction, in general, towards the primary education management of the PAO schools, which is marked as x= 4.34, is lower than those listed under the supervision of the OBEC. Such result is consistent for either cases where the sample schools contain similar students numbers ( x= 4.41) or the case where the amount of OUC is relatively equal ( x= 4.41). Upon considering and assessing each group, it was found that while the user satisfaction level, as produced from the students and the community members, did not have significant differences, on the other hand, the level of satisfaction that was generated by the parents reveals that the parents’ perception towards primary education management under the PAO authority ( x= 4.36) was placed lower than those of OBEC, which was also applicable to both cases where similar number of students were present ( x= 4.49) and where the OUC was somewhat equivalent ( x= 4.48).

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