Education and Youth Development in Thailand

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Education and Youth Development in
Thailand Saipan Sripongpankul Educator Office
of the Basic Education Commission Ministry of
Education
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Learning systems

• Teaching and learning system
• Student advising and counseling system
• Student activities

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Health Problems (Based on 100,000 people)

• Alcohol 38.33
• Cigarette 17.24
• Suicide 29.73
• HIV 9.86
• Accidence 1.18 of pop.lt26

Resources Child Watch Project 2004-2005
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Social Problems (Based on 100,000 people)

• Separate from parents 30.13
• Hang out at night 4.04/9.32
• Time attended friends home 109.98 minutes
• Phone/TV/internet game 52.97/163.04/94.01
  minutes
• Sex movies/WWW/cartoon 30.25/39.27/27.23 minutes
• Sexual Relation 7.16/11.24
• Gambling Ball/Lotto/sms 5.46/10.39/14.80
• Bully 6.91/13.69/.04

Resources Child Watch Project 2004-2005
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SEXUALITY UNACCEPTED TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
! PARENTS ALWAYS GIVE MISINFORMATION. TEACHERS
ARE NOT CONFIDENT TO TEACH OR SOMETIME TAKE IT
AS A JOKE.
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SEX EDUCATION
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Where is sex education in the curriculum?
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Where is sex education in the curriculum?
Its integrated in all group subjects concern -
Health and Physical education - Science -
Social studies, religion and culture - Thai
Language - Activities for learners development
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Sexuality Content for Basic education - Human
development - Relationships - Sexual
behavior - Sexual Health - Personal Skills -
Society and culture
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• - Human development
• Anatomy
• Adolescent
• Gender Characteristics
• - Relationship
• Family relationship
• Friendship
• Love
• Marriage and family planning
• - Sexual behavior
• Sex expression
• Sexual relation
• Abnormal sexuality

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• Sexual Health
• Reproductive health
• Sexual transmitted diseases and Aids
• Sexual harassment
• Personal Skills
• Value
• Rejection and Negotiation
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Insisting the Intention
• Request for help
• Society and Culture
• Gender Role
• Media and Sex

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Life Skills and Self-esteem
Activities for learners development Activities
can be develop Up to the need of the students in
the school
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Pilot Project for Sex Education Efficiencyby
Using the Manual Develop for 4 Levels

• 2005 21 Schools
• 2006 30 Schools

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Result

• Management
• Aware, Accept the Idea and Supportive
• Teachers
• Aware, accept the Idea and wiling to integrate
  it into the curriculum
• Students
• Aware, accept the Idea
• Change behavior and better at critical thinking
• Student leaders act as peer counselors
• Community
• Aware and supportive

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Student Advising and Counseling System

• Individual Inventory
• Classify the Student into 3 groups (normal, in
  risk, problem)
• Developing
• Guidance and Counseling
• Transferring

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS