Study on Reform of Thai Teacher Education and Qualification

1.第一年的研究结果如下：（1）泰国的教师教育是建立在封闭的制度基础上的，任何从教育学院毕业的人都可以参加教师就业考试。（2）泰国教师教育课程设置与日本教师教育课程设置相似。但它更具有实践性的特点，如它包括一个学期的教学实践。（3）泰国教师的编制和人事制度不稳定，临时政策和实际预算对教师的影响较大.第二年的研究发现：（1）泰国的教师教育制度需要将教师教育与教师就业联系起来。由于泰国教师教育的双重管理当局以及教师教育机构与教师就业当局之间缺乏合作，造成了泰国教师教育的供过于求。（2）泰国虽然实行中央集权的教育管理体制，但学校的班级人数标准难以保持。因为教师的实际供应被破坏了。本研究最后一年的研究结果如下：（1）1999年7月颁布的《国家教育法》不仅为教师，而且为教育行政人员建立了许可证制度。(2)At同时，由于中央政府对教育改革和教师教育改革的财政支持不确定，教育行政管理体制的改革也是沿着分权而进行的.从总体上看，泰国教师教育的问题正从数量问题转向质量问题，这是基于《国家教育法》所确立的教师资格制度的稳定性及其稳定的管理。

1. The findings from the research in the first year are followings;(1)Teacher education in Thailand is based on the closed system in which anyone who graduates from the faculty of education can take the teacher employment examination. (2)The curriculum of teacher education in Thailand is similar to Japanese one. But it has more practical characteristics, for example it includes one semester teaching practice. (3)The systems of the fixed number and the personnel affairs of teachers in Thailand are not stable and the temporary policy and actual bugdet can give them much influence.2. The findings from the research in the second year are followings;(1)It is necessary for Thai system to connect teacher education with teacher employment. Because that the oversupply of candidates in Thailand has been more than in Japan caused by the dual administrative authorities in teacher education and the lack of cooperation between teacher education institutes and teacher employment authorities. (2)Though Thailand has the centralized educational administration, the standard of students number in a class can not be kept in schools. Because that the actual supply of teachers is spoiled.3. The findings from the research in the final year are followings;(1)The license system not only for teachers but also for educational administrators can be set up by the National Education Act in July 1999. (2)At the same time, the reform of educational administration system is necessary along the decentralization, because that it is not sure the financial support in the educational reform and teacher education reform from the central government.4. From the overall viewpoint, it is sure that the problem in teacher education in Thailand is moving from the quantity to quality based on the stability of teacher license system set up by the National Education Act and its stable administration.