Thai Education Ministry conducts research on tutoring

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Ministry of Education conducts research on tutoring

BANGKOK, 19 August 2014 (NNT) –The Plans and Strategy Office has been assigned by the Ministry of Education to conduct research on tutoring, to address problems.

The research will synthesize 27 research papers and theses published in printed media, academic books and electronic media during the period 2002-2014. New tutoring schools and freelancers have been gradually increasing. In 2012, there were 2,005 tutor schools nationwide.

Of these, 460 were in Bangkok and 1.545 in each region, 453,881 students attend the schools, accounting for 12 percent of the total number of secondary students. The value of the tutorial market last year was about 7.16 billion baht, up from 7 billion baht a year earlier. It is expected to soar to 8.189 billion baht in 2015.

The factors that affect tutoring are, for example, students expecting a better performance, preparing for university entrance exam, and acquiring technique for taking exams. The adverse affects include parents having to spend more as tutorial fees are quite expensive and tutoring schools not focusing on learner centers.

Therefore, educational institutions have to enhance their efficiency and create motivation for students to focus on studying in the classroom, as well as to improve the university entrance exam system. The research outcomes must be submitted by September to further determine strategies to address tutorial problems.


-- NNT 2014-08-19

[BigBadGeordie]

Easy stop relying on "rote" learning and embrace modern educational methods, but then again I dont understand, Thainess, as a farang.

Edited August 19, 2014 by BigBadGeordie

[gk10002000]

I would love to tutor in thailand. I am an engineer in the USA also with a MS in math. i don't really want to teach full time, at least not at the lower levels. I have taught in the past here in the USA. I am aware of discussions about teaching and work permits. Tutoring is a bit of a gray area, but nobody seems to have confirmed they could get a work permit as a tutor. One could possibly do it by forming a Thai company or something like that I guess. So, as an alternative, are there agencies or companies in Thailand that I could work for and provide tutoring services? The agency would employ me, the work permit would be straightforward, the agency would of course get a piece of the tutoring money or a percentage. Those are my thoughts. Sound doable?