hat it can serve primarily as a means to earning a living, as well as self-fulfillment (Sudaprasert, 1973).
The education system in current practice provides six years at the primary level, three years at the lower secondary level, three years at the upper secondary level, and four years at the tertiary level. Although only six years of primary schooling are now compulsory, a project to widen access to lower secondary level has been actively implemented nationwide by a special Cabinet approval since 1987.
The widening access is a first step towards an eventual goal of nine-year compulsory education.
The major government and private organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in the development and implementation of education include the Ministry of Education, the National Education Commission, and the Ministry of University Affairs. These departments plan, administer, and coordinate national education (Sukhabanij, 1970).
Almost all formal and non-formal education is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
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