The Path to Excellence in Thai Education

Abstract

This academic paper is an adapted version of the address to educators at Chulalongkornrajavidyalaya University and the College of Education of Dhurakij Pundit University, Thailand in 2018. The author’s purpose was to show the path to excellence in Thai education supported by the results from the analysis of skills needed for the changing education trends in the twenty-first century. The points under discussion included (1) desirable characteristics of learners, (2) seven new trends that affect the direction of society and the world, (3) skills for the twenty-first century in developed countries with personal/ social/ economic considerations, (4) the CCPR Model as applied to the teaching process, and (5) standards of excellence for leadership for quality education.   The author closed the paper with seven proposed pillars for quality education implementation.

 Keywords: Excellence in education, Thai education, characteristics of learners, skills of the twenty-first century,