Role of Teachers Toward the Transition into ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) In the Bangkok Metropolitan Area

Abstract

This research study intends to (1) study the problems and obstacles of the role of teaching professionals toward the transition into the ASEAN Economic Community, and (2) study and propose alternatives to determine the role of teaching professionals toward the transition into the ASEAN Economic Community.  This paper is qualitative research with tools comprising of interviews that are semi-structural as well as semi-nonstructural. The results show that: (1) the domestic context i.e. obstacle in the ability to communicate internationally, the problem of state policies and strategies relating to AEC that cannot truly connect with the role in the teaching profession, in addition to regarding the determination of policies by the state, and the international context i.e. various limitations, problems in transferring teachers, obstacles in gaining acceptance with the difference of religion, culture, and values including historical conflicts since in the past as well as legal and regulatory complications. (2) should be development and support to learn new languages and agreement towards the multi-cultural society and increase capabilities of the teaching professionals, increase teacher’s knowledge on AEC and to live together on the differences. Teachers are leaders on wisdom and good spirits. Innovative communication technology should be used as a tool and as a means of communication for the study and exchange of experiences. The important policy must also be for cooperation between educational institutions at the AEC level to plan production and development so that people will be of quality and at the amount produced sufficiently in line with the requirement of the product and service sector in this region.