The Development of International Basic Education Model for Thailand in the Future

Abstract

This research aims to study the future condition of Thai society, the future Thai basic education and the development of a future international basic education model for Thailand that employs the EDFR – Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research Technique. The study finds that the future Thai society will depend on: population trends and a changing family structure; the traditional culture of the Thai tradition; economic trade networks; decentralized political power structures; responses to a deteriorating environmental situation; and the continued emphasis on modern science and technology. The educational system that will embody these social goals will be highly humanistic, with both students and teachers having the opportunity to grow into educated and well-rounded men and women who can manifest their freedom in their community-based educational endeavors.