Study of Academic Investigation for Establishing Graduate School of University of Education in a Developing Country

本研究旨在为发展中国家教育大学研究生院开设硕士课程进行学术考察研究。通过调查，以下几点变得清晰起来。1老挝教育部长欢迎在老挝设立研究生院硕士课程。此外，教育部副部长提出了一个关于设立硕士课程的地方的计划。2老挝的小学、初中和高中的学制是5-3-3年制。老挝一所师范学院的总入学年限为14.3老挝师范学院（8所）教师的课堂实践能力可能不高。为了提高老挝的教育质量，需要提高教师培训学院的教师能力。4老挝教师培训学院的机构和设备，特别是实验设备、实验器材和药品不足。当建立一个硕士课程，有必要安装这些设备。5 16%的教师在老挝的教师培训学院有硕士学位，0%有博士学位。100%的教师培训学院的教师希望建立一个硕士课程。6我们调查了教师培训学院和老挝国立大学教育系的学院。7孔敬大学校长向我们提出了关于硕士课程设置的合作建议。我们根据该建议编写了一份课程工作文件。

The purpose of this study is to do academic investigation research for establishing a master's course of graduate school of university of education in a developing country. The following things became clear as a result of the investigation.1 The minister of education in Laos welcomes establishing a master's course of graduate school in Laos. Moreover the vice minister of education proposed one plan about the place for establishing a master's course.2 The school system of a primary school, a lower secondary school and a upper secondary school in Laos is 5-3-3 years system. The total years of entering school of a Teacher Training College in Laos are 14.3 The class practice power of teachers of Teacher Training Colleges (eight schools) in Laos may not high. In order to raise the quality of education of Laos, it is required to heighten the capacity of teachers of Teacher Training Colleges.4 The institution and equipment, especially experimental device, lab ware and medicine of Teacher Training Colleges in Laos are not enough. When establishing a master's course, it is necessary to install those equipments.5 16% of teachers of Teacher Training Colleges in Laos have a degree of master, and 0% has a degree of doctor. 100% of teachers of Teacher Training Colleges wish establishing a master's course.6 We investigated curriculums of Teacher Training College and department of education of Lao National University. And we created plans of the curriculum and the learning way of master's course suitable for Laos.7 The president of Khon Kaen university proposed us cooperation about installation of master's course. We created a working paper of the curriculum according to the proposal.