THE SUBSTAINABILITY POLICY BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODAI TOWARD QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Sarom Tem ¹, Unchalee Sarnrattana ² and Sarintip Raksasataya ³
¹ Ph.D. student, Curriculum and Instruction Program, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University
² Assoc. Prof. Dr., Curriculum and Instruction Program, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University
³ Asst. Prof. Dr., Curriculum and Instruction Program, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University

*Corresponding Author: temsarom@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This research aimed to identify the challenging factors affecting education on National Qualifications Framework (NQFs) goals in Thailand and Cambodia and to compare the sustainability policy on the affected factors that help to promote the equal access in both countries.

The research is an explorative introductory study based on the previous literature, government reports and compare between the two domains of educational studies and challenging factors that effecting on demography and economic, education system as well as current sustainability policy, levels and descriptors and the use of learning outcomes.

Through analyzing the sustainability policy between Thailand and Cambodia have similarities on cooperation in various cooperative frameworks, and prepare all sectors for the move towards becoming an ASEAN Community by 2015. As well as the both promote the ideas of national qualification framework for continuous improvement among all teachers and personnel in the schools, and develop the schools into learning organizations so that the quality focus becomes a working culture of the schools. However, NQFs can play a role in promoting learning, but particularly, they can encourage evaluation, quality, recognition and standard-keeping of the skills and competencies students gain and NQFs can help to promote the equal access in both countries. Therefore, this paper found the relative significant issues which are the main factors affecting to the equal access of NQFs. Also, there are some policies are found to be emerging solution for the government in 21st Century Education.

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