The proposal for the development of a nonformal education activities model for teachers in foundations for disadvantaged children

The dramatic increase in the numbers of disadvantaged children (or under privileged children) in the past few years has become a considerable concern for Thailand. Educators are worried about the quality of these children’s education. The demand for quality educators has increased for these children...

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Main Authors: Jinanarong Siriporn, CharungKaittikul Suwithida, Khaengkhan Rangsiphan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20162601065
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Summary:The dramatic increase in the numbers of disadvantaged children (or under privileged children) in the past few years has become a considerable concern for Thailand. Educators are worried about the quality of these children’s education. The demand for quality educators has increased for these children. This paper describes a newly developed model for teacher’s education. It targets the teachers who teach disadvantaged children in the foundations. The objective of the research step is to expose the children to aesthetic experience by using experiential learning and brain based learning. The target group is pre-school children who are under the care of foundations in Bangkok metropolitan areas.
ISSN:2261-2424