The evolution of educational reform in Thailand: The Thai educational paradox

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-319

  Fry, Gerald W ^a   Bi, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization of education; Education; Education and inequality; Politics of educational reform; Regional disparities; Thai educational paradox; Thai educational reform; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878237824     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578231311311483     Document Type: Article

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