The The Challenge of Educational Management for Migrant Children: A Case Study in Ranong Province

Abstract

In the past, although Thailand has an open education policy and provides opportunities for migrant children from neighboring countries to study in Thai schools for decades, they still have to face the problem of the policy implementation. Finding guidelines for establishing a clear operational framework at the local level is a challenge for Thai society. The purpose of this article is to present the educational management guidelines for Myanmar migrant children in Ranong Province by using the educational policy framework for migrant children in Thailand under the social and national security context as a framework for data analysis. It was found that; (1) lack of knowledge and understanding of educational policy for children without Thai nationality of the persons involved (2) Lack of coordination among agencies; government, private sector, and civil society sector is an important hindrance that makes the policy implementation in concrete and (3) socioeconomic restrictions of migrant workers And Thai language skills of migrant children. The author has the following suggestions: (1) Publicize to create knowledge and understanding for people in the area, especially, educational personnel and staff working with migrant workers and their children in Ranong Province. To understand the educational policy for children who are not Thai nationality. (2) Coordinate between agencies in Ranong province and neighboring areas. To provide information on the situation of migrant workers and their children and create an educational management framework for this group of children and (3) Encourage relevant agencies to join hands in helping and supporting education for migrant children in Ranong province in various forms. To have maximum efficiency and effectiveness both to the migrant children and Thailand.