| MA in Southeast Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Thesis title:
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF BURMESE MIGRANT CHILDREN IN SAMUT SAKHON PROVINCE
Author:
Ms. Chawandhorn Muangmee
Thesis advisor:
Professor Dr. Supang Chantavanich
Keywords:
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, CHILD’S RIGHT, SAMUT SAKHON PROVINCE , BURMESE MIGRANT CHILDREN
Abstract:
In the Convention of the Right of the Child, it clearly states that even though a child living in one particular country and possibly stateless, he/she should get access to basic education in that country. Thailand has ratified this Convention, thus Thailand policies should based on child’s rights by supporting the education of migrant children. Although the Ministry of Education launched policies that allow all children to access basic education in formal school, a few get access to schools.
This qualitative research would like to find the educational opportunities and their obstacles and examine Thailand policies involving in basic education. It chooses Samut Sakhon province where the large number of Burmese workers are as the research site. The research is conducted by focus group interviews of the Burmese children and in-depth interviews of key informants; Burmese migrant children who study in Thai schools and formal school, the teachers, the parents of Burmese children, the officers of Samut Sakhon Education Service Area Office and staff of Non-Government Organization (NGOs).
The result from each children and key informants is categorized the kinds of school that operated for Burmese migrant children in Samut Sakhon province and obstacles of school access. This research found two kinds of educational service for Burmese children; formal and informal schools. The formal school is Thai schools and the informal schools are operated by ethnic Mon community and NGOs. Although the policy supports educational opportunities of Burmese migrant children, their educational opportunities depend on school practice, their parents and themselves. The children who study in formal school have different educational expectations from others who study in informal school and out of school. In contrast, basic education in formal school has a few influences on their career expectations. This research has proposed solution for the policy maker, government officials, schools, teachers, and NGOs that related to this topic. |
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