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 Volume 11, Issue 1 (January 2024), Pages: 169-177

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 Original Research Paper

Optimizing the quality of Thai education: A comprehensive examination of the whole school approach

 Author(s): 

 Sinthawa Khamdit, Wittaya Worapun *

 Affiliation(s):

 Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Kham Riang, Thailand

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-9432

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.01.020

 Abstract

This study looks into how a comprehensive school strategy improves education quality in Thailand. It focuses on 11 leading projects and 408 schools that have adopted this comprehensive approach. The findings indicate significant enhancements in educational quality, including better goal-setting, increased cooperation through professional learning communities (PLCs), improved teaching methods, efficient information handling, the creation of learning networks, and enhanced student safety. Based on these results, the research makes several suggestions for those involved in education. It recommends promoting a team-oriented environment that utilizes the skills of teachers, school leaders, parents, and external contributors. Emphasizing the role of PLCs in continuous teacher training to update teaching methods is also stressed. Additionally, the importance of providing tailored support to meet students' academic and personal needs is highlighted. Overall, this study demonstrates the positive impact of a whole-school strategy on education quality, suggesting that a cooperative approach, focusing on professional growth and comprehensive support for students, leads to a better and more effective learning experience for everyone involved.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Whole school approach, Professional learning communities, Educational quality, Collaborative environment, Student support mechanisms

 Article history

 Received 6 September 2023, Received in revised form 8 January 2024, Accepted 10 January 2024

 Acknowledgment 

This research project was financially supported by Mahasarakham University Thailand and the Equitable Equality Fund, Thailand.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Khamdit S and Worapun W (2024). Optimizing the quality of Thai education: A comprehensive examination of the whole school approach. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(1): 169-177

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