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The First Conference
on the Eight-Nations Education Research Project
December 1-2, 2007
Changkra Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
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Time |
Activities |
Dec. 1, 2007, 2007
9.00 – 10.00 hrs.
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Registration and Refreshment |
| 10.00 – 10.30 hrs. |
Welcoming Address By
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanun Anumanrajadhon,
Vice President, Chiang Mai University
Opening Remarks
- Message from Prof. Dr. Wichit
Srisa-an, Minister of Education of
Thailand, to be delivered by Dr. Siriporn Boonyananta, Deputy
Secretary-General, the Office of the Education Council
- Prof. Ronald J. Daniels, Provost,
University of Pennsylvania |
| 10.30 – 10.45 hrs. |
Photo Session |
| 10.45 – 12.00 hrs. |
Interest in International
Education Policy By
- Dr. Susan K. Sclafani
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Managing Director,
Chartwell Education Group 
- Question & Answer
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| 12.00 – 13.00 hrs. |
Luncheon |
| 13.00 – 14.00 hrs. |
Higher Education for
Thailand for the Next Decade – Framework of the Second
15-Year Long Range Plan on Higher Education of Thailand By
- Dr. Krissanapong Kirtikara
Chairman of the Thailand-US Steering Committee 
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| 14.00 – 14.15 hrs. |
Refreshment |
| 14.15 – 16.30 hrs. |
Presentations and Discussion
of the Four Research Projects Co Chairs:
- Prof. Dr. Rebecca A. Maynard
& Dr. Siriporn Boonyananta
- High School to Higher Education Transition: General
and Vocational Education- A Comparative Study of the Roles
of Secondary and Tertiary Education Practices in Six Nations
and the Implications for Policy By
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Metzger,
University of St. Gallen
- A 6-Nation Comparative
Study of Teacher Preparation and Qualifications By
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Angela Wong,
National Institute of Education
- Discussion
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| Dec 2, 2007
9.00 – 11.00 hrs.
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Presentations and Discussion
of the Four Research Projects (continued) Co Chairs:
- Prof. Dr. Rebecca A. Maynard
& Dr. Krissanapong Kirtikara
- Higher Education Reform:
Comparative Study of Changing Academic Profession with Focus
on the Institutionalization of Faculty Development By
- Prof. Dr. Akira Arimoto, Hijiyama
University
- 8-Nations Science and
Mathematics Education Research Project By
- Prof. Dr. Lee Sing Kong &
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yap Kueh Chin National Institute of Education
- Discussion
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| 11.00 – 12.00 hrs. |
General Discussion |
| 12.00 - 13.00 hrs. |
Luncheon |
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