Transcript NATIONAL EDUCATION ACT B.E. 2542 (1999) AND …

NATIONAL EDUCATION ACT B.E.
2542 (1999)
AND AMENDMENTS B.E. 2545
(2002)
A GENERAL OVERVIEW
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and
Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 6: Education shall aim at the full development of the
Thai people in all aspects: physical and mental health;
intellect; knowledge; morality; and desirable way of life so as
to be able to live in harmony with other people.
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 22: Education shall be based on the principle that all
learners are capable of learning and self-development, and
are regarded as being most important. The teaching-learning
process shall aim at enabling the learners to develop
themselves at their own pace and to the best of their
potentiality.
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 30: Educational institutions shall develop effective
learning processes. In so doing, they shall also encourage
instructors to carry out research for developing suitable
learning for learners at different level of education.
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 47: There shall be a system of educational quality
assurance to ensure improvement educational quality and
standards at all levels. Such a system shall be composed of
both internal and external quality assurance.
The system, criteria, and methods for quality
assurance shall be as stipulated in the ministerial regulations.
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 48: Parent organizations with jurisdiction over
educational institutions and the institutions themselves shall
establish a quality assurance system in the institutions.
Internal quality assurance (IQA) shall be regarded as part of
educational administration which must be a continuous
process. This requires preparation of annual reports to be
submitted to parent organizations, agencies concerned and
made available to the public for purposes of improving the
educational quality and standards and providing the basis for
external quality assurance (EQA).
1.National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments B.E. 2545 (2002)
• Section 49: An Office for National Education Standards and
Quality Assessment (ONESQA) shall be established as a public
organization, responsible for development of criteria and
methods of external evaluation, conducting evaluation of
educational achievements in order to assess the quality of
institutions, bearing in mind the objectives and principles and
guidelines for each level of education as stipulated in this Act.
All educational institutions shall receive external
quality evaluation at least once every 5 years since the last
exercise and the results of the evaluation shall be submitted
to the relevant agencies and made available to the general
public.
2.OHEC’s 2 nd Long-Range Plan for Higher Education
B.E. 2551-2565 (2008-2022)
• The Office of Higher Education Commission issued the second
Long-Range Plan for Higher Education 2008-2022 in 2007. This
plan is based on the belief that “Education is the heart of
national development.” It puts an emphasis on “unity in policy
and diversity in practice.”
2.OHEC’s 2 nd Long-Range Plan for Higher Education B.E. 2551-2565 (2008-2022)
According to this long-range plan, the educational institutions
are classified into 4 main groups as follows:
A. Community colleges. These institutions put an emphasis
on producing graduates with secondary certificates.
B. Bachelor-Focused Institutions. Assumption University
belongs to this group.
2.OHEC’s 2 nd Long-Range Plan for Higher Education B.E. 2551-2565 (2008-2022)
C. Specialized institutions. This group is divided into two as
follows:
 C-1: Emphasis on graduate studies
 C-2: Emphasis on undergraduate programs
D. Research-focused institutions. This group puts an
emphasis on researches and graduate studies especially
Ph.D. programs. These institutions include Chulalongkorn
University, Khonkaen University, Mahidol University,
Kasetsart University, Chiangmai University, Thammasat
University, Prince of Songkla University, King Mongkut’s
University of Technology Thonburi, Suranaree University
of Technology.
2.OHEC’s 2 nd Long-Range Plan for Higher Education B.E. 2551-2565 (2008-2022)
The Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion has no
undergraduate students, and it puts an emphasis on graduate
studies. Therefore, the Graduate School of Philosophy and
Religion considers itself as belonging to Group D.
3.Under the Act and the Ministerial Regulations
B. E. 2553 (2010)
• Under the Act and the Ministerial Regulations 2553 (2010)
internal quality assurance (IQA) is the responsibility of two
parties, i.e., Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC)
and higher education institutions (HEIs).
3.Under the Act and the Ministerial Regulations B. E. 2553 (2010)
OHEC
1) Introduce policies and guidelines for assessment exercise starting
from Program, Department, Faculty to Institutional levels.
2) Develop a set of compulsory indicators (mainly input and process
indicators) and criteria of assessment, so that HEIs can use to assess
themselves in all dimensions of educational administration.
3) Use internal assessment results as part of the accrediting system for
private HEIs.
4) Introduce a system for OHEC/Parent organizations to monitor and
audit HEIs according to their improvement plans once every 3
years.
3.Under the Act and the Ministerial Regulations B. E. 2553 (2010)
HEIs
1)
2)
3)
Develop their own IQA systems and implementation directions
according to policies and guidelines provided by OHEC.
Adopt additional indicators and criteria, apart from those of OHEC
and ONESQA (all ONESQA indicators are output/outcome
indicators), to suit their own visions and environments.
Assess themselves and submit SARs to OHEC via CHE QA Online
system at the end of every academic year.
4.National Education Standards B.E. 2547 (2004)
According to the Office of the Education Council three
national education standards are included as follows:
• Standard 1: Desirable Characteristics of Thai People as State and
Global Citizens:
Thai people are competent (เก่ง), good (ดี), and happy (มีความสุข).
4.National Education Standards B.E. 2547 (2004)
• Standard 2: Educational Administration Approach:
Learner-centered approach and institution-based administration are
adopted.
• Standard 3: Establishment of Learning/Knowledge-based Society:
Learning, knowledge, innovation, media, and technology are
essential factors for establishing learning/knowledge-based society.
5.Higher Education Standards B.E. 2549 (2006)
Higher education standards, according to OHEC, are
composed of three standards:
• Standard 1: Quality of Graduates: Knowledge, Virtue, Good
health
5.Higher Education Standards B.E. 2549 (2006)
• Standard 2: Higher Education Administration
A. Good Governance and Higher Education Administration
1)
2)
3)
Human resource management
Resource management, IT, and communication
QA system
B. Mission of Higher Education Administration
1)
2)
3)
4)
Teaching/learning
Research
Academic services
Promotion of arts, culture, and local wisdom
5.Higher Education Standards B.E. 2549 (2006)
• Standard 3: Establishment and Development of Learning/
Knowledge-based society:
1)
2)
In quest of, construction and application of knowledge
Knowledge management
6.Higher Education Institution Standards
B. E. 2551 (2008)
1. Higher education institution standards, according to OHEC, are
composed of two standards:
 Standard 1: Potentiality and Readiness in Educational
Administration
This standard is composed of 4 domains:
1) Physical
2) Academic
3) Financial
4) Administrative
6.Higher Education Institution Standards B. E. 2551 (2008)
 Standard 2: Carrying out the Mission of Higher Education
Institutions
This standard is also composed of 4 domains:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Producing graduates
Conducting researches
Providing academic services to the public
Promoting Thai arts and culture
6.Higher Education Institution Standards B. E. 2551 (2008)
2. Types or groups of higher education institutions are
divided into 4 groups:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Community colleges
Bachelor-focused institutions
Specialized institutions
Research-focused institutions
7.Thai Qualification Framework for Higher Education
B.E. 2552 (2009)
• Thai qualification standards must include at least five
domains:
1) Morals and ethics
2) Knowledge
3) Cognitive skills
4) Interpersonal skills and responsibility
5) Numerical analysis skills, communication and IT literacy