| Author | Lamom Khounvisith |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-02-03 |
| Subject(s) | Education, Primary Laos
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Xebangfai district is lowland area, there are many ethnic minorities mainly Lao
Loum and Lao Theung. These people are still living in very poor condition, many people
especially females are illiterate and have very low level of education. The governments
have adopted policy 0f universal primary education to compulsory all people to achieve at
least primary education. The case study aim to identify and analyze the government policy
of universal primary education in term of access to primary education .
.The research focused on primary education in Xebangfai District. Here is to
identify the main problem of dropped out reasons, attitude and perception of ethnic
minority to education and gender sensitivity and ideology and the problem associated with
dropout. The main problem associated with dropped out reasons, attitude and perception
are coming from poverty, as most of the people are living with low and very low
households' income. If people can be able to increase their households' income all
children, boys and girls will have equally opportunity to access to primary and higher
educations, and will improve attitude and perception of people in the future.
Some suggestions focused on education development is sustainable human resource
development and country development by reducing the gaps and disparity among males
and females, rural and urban people, ethnic and non-ethnic groups, and rich and poor
people. If all people can have equally opportunity to access to information and exist to
government policy, and constitution, all people will have the same and equally opportunity
to improve and empower themselves.
The future this policy depends on strongly supports from national and international
donor agencies and Lao government as well as strongly coordination and cooperation
among local government and people in particular areas. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Wickramanayake, B. W. E. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, J. K.;Kusakabe, Kyoko |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Norwegian Agency for
Development Cooperation (NORAD) |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |