Education and Knowledge in Thailand: The Quality Controversy Biography Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University

I have not so thoroughly enjoyed reading a book in this field in a long time

About the Author

Previously an associate professor at Linköping University in Sweden

helping understand the present through the past”—Thongchai Winichakul

Education and Knowledge in Thailand: The Quality Controversy Biography Chulalongkorn UniversityAlain Mounier and Phasina Tangchuang If an observer asked today whether Thailand is becoming a knowledge based society, the reply might be yesprovided that the country continues to invest in the education of her citizens. Yet the authors of this book take a strongly critical view of Thai education. Investing more money in education is certainly essential, but it will not automatically lead to a knowledge based society. On the contrary, they say,