Education in Thailand after the crisis: A balancing act between globalization and national self-contemplation

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-245

  Witte, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Cohesion; Competitiveness; Cultural identity; Decentralization; Education globalization; Life long learning; National development; Self reliance; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBALIZATION;

THAILAND;

EID: 0034105601     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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