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Psychology, Education Policy and Management, Education Technology and Lifelong
Learning and Alternative Education. It is also important to note that areas of studies
offered from bachelor’s through to doctoral degree are Curriculum and Instruction
Development, Primary Education, Health and Physical Education, Arts Education,
Educational Psychology and Counselling, Educational Evaluation, Computer and
Information Education, Non-formal and Informal Education and Subject-based
Teaching/Education in the area of Math and Science Education. These areas have
gained attention from the demand and supply sides, both Higher Education providers
and students, because Thailand’s main focus on education is still very much on the
level of Primary Education. This is because it was not until 2007 that Thailand pro-
mulgated the law to set up a higher provision for formal education up to 15 years of
age or up to the level of Secondary Education (Tables 15.3 and 15.4).


Table 15.3 Courses and programmes offered at master’s degree in HEIs by institutions and
subareas


Department/courses
and programmes

Research-intensive HEIs Rajabhat universities
CU SWU KKU KU PSU CMU CMRU CRRU SDRU
Curriculum and Instruction Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Development

x x x x x x

Early Childhood
Education

x x

Primary Education x x
Secondary Education
Vocational
Development
Education

x x

Health/Physical
Education or
Recreation
Education

x x x x

Special Education x x
Arts, Music and Theatrical Arts
Arts Education x
Music Education x
Educational Research and Educational Psychology
Educational
Psychology and
Counselling

x x x x

Educational
Research
Methodology

x x x x

Educational
Evaluation

x x x

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N.S. Dhirathiti
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