Adult education programmes for women in rural Thailand : with special reference to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of the Interior and the National Council of Women

Preeyanuch, Lapchareun

Abstract

This research investigates adult education programmes for women in rural Thailand, provided by the Ministries of Education, and the Interior, and the National Council of Women.

Chapter I presents findings which show that there is a higher percentage of women than men illiterates: that more men than women enrol in elementary and secondary education, but that almost equal numbers enrol in universities. The evidence shows that women's traditional occupations determine their choice of subjects of study.

Chapter II discusses the development of adult education, describing its aims and philosophy, the 1940 Act of Compulsory Literacy, the structure of the Adult Education Division and the establishment of adult education centres.

Chapter III analyzes the special educational needs of rural women against the socio-economic backgrounds. Village women are interested in improving the quality of their own and their families' lives; and their ability to earn. Their special learning needs are for dressmaking, livestock product, arable farming, small business activities, domestic skills and general adult education.

Chapters IV, V and VI discuss the information obtained from field surveys of educational programmes for rural women in the North and the Northeast. It is shown that the Adult Education Division provides general adult education, functional literacy and family life planning programmes, newspaper reading centres, leadership training and mobile vocational training. The Ministry of the Interior stresses training for leadership, for small trades and co-operatives in home economics, weaving, child care and arable farming. The National Council of Women concentrates on vocational skill and leadership training.

Chapter VII discusses the place of the mass media in adult education, including educational radio programmes. It shows that rural women are very interested in music, drama, current news and family improvement.

Chapter VIII summarizes the research and suggests that educational programmes for Thai rural women could be improved by drawing on the experience of other countries with similar problems.

Citation

Preeyanuch, L. (1979). Adult education programmes for women in rural Thailand : with special reference to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of the Interior and the National Council of Women. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216587

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Jul 2, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2023
• Keywords: Education
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216587
• Additional Information: Department of Education, The University of Hull
• Award Date: Sep 1, 1979