DISTANCE EDUCATION :THE WANG KLAIKANGWON SCHOOL, HUA HIN MODEL

摘要

Nine years ago at its inception and until today the shortage of teachers in the far, remote area inrnterm of numbers and specialization, especially science, mathematics and foreign languages,rnremain a critical problem. This has been exacerbated by the discrepancy between the number ofrn30,000 primary schools vis-à-vis somewhat 3,000 secondary schools. Three million kids, agedrn12, who after finishing primary school has nowhere to continue their studies still immaturernand lacking sound judgement, they can easily fall victims of drugs and human trade. HisrnMajesty the king is concerned that lack of education and ignorance constitutes a greatrnthreat to a nation's well-being and security….which may eventually lead to a multitudernof social illnesses….and become irretrievable cost to the society. “The WangrnKlaikangwon School, Hua Hin Model : Distance Education Via Satellite Broadcast andrnFlexible Learning” which combines live programmes of the satellite distance educationrnteaching and learning and the eServices offered by the Distance Learning Foundationrnseeks to integrate His Majesty the King's advoacacy of Lifelong Learning viarnTechnology, Sufficiency Economy and moral teaching and training with the ICTrntechnology in a distance education module. It is a distance education with a human facernwith ultimate aim to promote the quality human resource development and well being ofrnthe people, without discrimination.