A SURVEY RESEARCH ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHINESE CURRICULUM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THAILAND UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE BASIC EDUCATION COMMISSION
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The objectives of the study were 1) to study the problems of using Chinese curriculum in primary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission 2) to propose guidelines for the development and improvement of standards and indicators and subject areas of Chinese language to be qualified, standardized, up to date and in conformity with learners' needs, the context of schools and the global labor market, The research was integrated. The sample group was selected by purposive sampling in a government school that implemented of Chinese curriculum at the elementary level in 7 regions of Thailand; a total of 21 schools. The researchers entered fieldwork to gather information using questionnaires, interviews, observing teaching in the classroom, and study documents related to research.
The findings indicated that there was a problem in implementing of Chinese curriculum in government schools at the elementary level. It can be summarized as follows: 1) Government schools that implemented Chinese curriculum at the elementary level lacked experience and expertise in teaching, 2) the timetable structure according to the Basic Education Core Curriculum of 2008, there were a few quantities of the timetable for teaching Chinese subjects, 3) The constraints of some educational policies are not conducive to improve the efficiency of teaching Chinese language in Thailand, 4) Standards and indicators and Chinese curriculum content according to the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008, requires to be improved. However, the researcher has also proposed guidelines for the benefit of the development and improvement of the Chinese curriculum to be further effective in the future
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