List of Figures and Tables p. vii
Foreword p. ix
Preface p. xii
Author Profiles p. xv
Introduction: Thai Education in Transition p. 1
Part I The Quantity-Quality Dilemma
1 The Burgeoning of Education in Thailand: A Quantitative Success Sandrine Michel p. 11
2 Quality: The Major Issue in Thai Education Alain Mounier and Phasina Tangchuang p. 39
Part II Philosophical and Political Dilemmas of Education
3 Education Act 1999: A Workable Education Reform? Annop Pongwat and Alain Mounier p. 63
4 Higher Education: Towards an Education Market? Phasina Tangchuang and Alain Mounier p. 91
5 Do Education Policies Have Philosophical Foundations? Alain Mounier p. 109
Part III The Education-Work Dilemma
6 From Education to Work Alain Mounier and Phasina Tangchuang p. 143
7 The Educational Progress of the Labour Force Xavier Oudin p. 159
8 Liberal versus Vocational Education Alain Mounier p. 185
Part IV The Knowledge-Diploma Dilemma
9 Credentialism and the Diploma Disease in Higher Education Phasina Tangchuang p. 217
10 Is Vocational Education Vocational? Phetcharee Rupavijetra p. 239
11 The Teaching and Learning Process: A Theoretical Perspective Alain Mounier p. 269
Conclusion p. 303
Sources p. 317
Index p. 339