A Good Citizenship Development for Schools under Office of the Basic Education Commission

Abstract

Educational management promoting good citizenship in Thailand has been improved and developed since the reign of King Rama V. The content of Citizenship subject in 1960 - 1978 would teach train learners to perform deed duties as appropriate. Currently, the core curriculum of basic education is focusing on the practice, the development of skills or the learning process as well as its attributes or values are clearly defined. However, it is not the main subject as similar to the previous curriculum but inserting the content in the subjects of social studies, religion, and culture, determining the content and indicators for educational institutions to implement more solid instead. However, it was found that learners cannot apply knowledge of this curriculum in real life and it is inconsistent with the changing political and social contexts. It reflected that the curriculum cannot foster all learners to be good citizens as society desired. Fostering good citizenship abroad has a common strength: each country has a specific citizenship curriculum that focuses on the awareness of its citizens, knowledge of democracy, rights and duties, responsibility, and be lawful. However, if the mentioned curriculum is adapted in Thailand, we must also realize the context of Thai society. Therefore, it can be summarized as the concept of education management to promote good citizenship in schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission in four areas as follows: 1) Creating a positive learning environment 2) A Good Citizenship Curriculum 3) Learning management and 4) Teacher development.