Education That Leads to Nowhere: Thailand's Education Policy for Children of Migrants

Autor/in	Arphattananon, Thithimadee
Titel	Education That Leads to Nowhere: Thailand's Education Policy for Children of Migrants
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multicultural Education, 14 (2012) 1, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-5267
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Migrant Children; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Ethnography; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Observation; Admission (School); Dropouts; Administrator Attitudes; Student Placement; Core Curriculum; Elementary School Students; Parent Attitudes; Migrant Workers; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ethnografie; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Schülerpraktikum; Kerncurriculum; Elternverhalten; Wanderarbeiter
Abstract	In July 2005, the Thai cabinet passed the resolution that allows migrant children access to free public education. This paper uncovers education experiences of children of migrant workers who study in Thai public schools, concentrating on the Thai government's education policy towards these children. Data are drawn from an ethnographic study conducted between 2010 and 2011 in two provinces of Thailand--Ranong Province and Pattani Province. Qualitative research methods such as interview, observation and document examination are used to obtain data. School practices such as the admission process, the placement of children into classes, classroom instruction, and supporting systems are examined. Interactions between teachers and migrant children as well as between migrant children and local children are observed. The results show that while allowing migrant children to access public education, the Thai government does not have a policy to promote or to persuade migrant parents to bring their children to schools. A policy to follow up on children of migrants who drop out also does not exist. Additionally, school practices and curricula do not match the circumstances of the children. This article argues that Thailand's current education policy allows children of migrants to access public education, but does not help them to proceed to higher levels of education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01