Survey of the Exchange Teachers, Students and the Participants’ Opinions about the Higo-Thai Educational and Cultural Exchange Program.

Authors

  • Sasinan Boonprasit Kasetsart University Laboratory School, Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Thailand.

Keywords:

exchange teachers, students opinions, culture, exchange program

Abstract

The objective of this study was to survey the participants’ opinions about spending life abroad, learning, cultural exchange of the Higo-Thai Educational and Cultural Exchange Program. The population of this study were devided into two groups. The first group consisted of teachers and students of Kasetsart University Laboratory School and the Ubuyama Junior High School in Japan, who participated in the program. The second group were grade nine students of the academic year 1993 Teachers responsible for the program and the parents of students in the exchange program and Thai host families. The results were : 1. Both the Japanese and Thai students and teachers participated in the program enjoyed spending their time in the host countries. 2. Both the Japanese and Thai students and teachers participated in the program had good opportunity in leaning and understanding the culture of the exchange countries. 3. Both the Japanese and Thai students and teachers participated in the program said that had opportunity to share their cultural knowledge with each other. 4. Grade nine students, teachers, parents of the exchange students and the host families had limited opportunity to learn and understand more about Japanese culture. 5. Grade nine students, teachers, parents of the exchange students, and the host families had limited opportunity to share Thai culture to the Japanese exchange group.

Downloads

Published

01-01-1994

How to Cite

Boonprasit, S. (1994). Survey of the Exchange Teachers, Students and the Participants’ Opinions about the Higo-Thai Educational and Cultural Exchange Program. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 15(1), 23–33. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/236897

Issue

Section

Research articles