Multicultural education for Thailand
การศึกษาหลากหลายวัฒนธรรมสำหรับประเทศไทย
Anan Tipparat, Asst. Prof., D. of Education, F. of Education, PSU.
Theeraphong Kaenin, Asst. Prof., D. of Education, F. of Education, PSU.
Marut Damcha-om, D. of Education, F. of Education, PSU.
Pongsri Vanitsupavong, Asst. Prof., D. of Educational Ad., F. of Education, PSU.
Tiennan Vanitsuppavong, Asst Prof., D. of Physical Education, F. of Education, PSU.
Suthep Suntiwaranon, Asst Prof., D. of Educational Evaluation and Research, F. of Education, PSU.
Ian Birch, Prof., Coordinators and Advisors, U. of Western Australia, Australia
Mike Lally, Prof., Coordinators and Advisors, U. of Western Australia, Australia
Corresponding e-mail : tanan@bunga.pn.psu.ac.th
Published : Songklanakarin J of Soc Sci & Hum 2000, 6(2) : 171-183
Key words : multiculturalism, cultural harmony, social cohesion, attitude, fear, trust
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which facilitate and/or inhibit the cultural harmony and social cohesion of the people living in the southern border provinces of Thailand. The
sample consisted of 900 adults and 540 students from Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. The instruments
used were the questionnaires and the Coopersmith Inventory. The major findings were as follow :
1) The overall fear of the adults and the students was relatively low. 2) The social cohesion
and the trust of both the adults and the students overall were moderate. 3) The adult's attitudes toward government officials and teachers were unsure. 4) The students had less trust in teachers of other re-ligions although they agreed that teachers treated all children fairly. 5) The students' views on schools recognising differences in beliefs, customs and cultures were different from adults. 6) Both the adults and the students agreed in tolerance of defferent religious beliefs among comunity leaders, religious leaders and teachers. 7) The fear, the social cohesion and the trust of the adults and the students were mostly significantly different when compared by the variables used in this study. 8) The comparison of self-esteem of the students showed that the self-esteem of the students with different gender, reli-gion, school level and school type was significantly different.
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