Twenty-fifth International Conference on Learning

Abstract

Education in ASEAN countries have different aspects of educational management and have their own identities of educational policy for exploring the similarity and difference of each country. The purpose of this research was to synthesize the state of educational management in past and present of countries in ASEAN community. In-depth interview was used for data collection with 20 educators from ASEAN countries. Data were analyzed by using content analysis and analytic induction. Results of educational management in past and present in ASEAN community showed that most of the educational policy in ASEAN countries depending on the government, the curriculum and instructions focus on child center education and students are trained for 21st century skills, teachers conduct research for solving and developing student learning. Teacher training is also an important part of educational development. However, some ASEAN countries still need further development in term of resources and budget of educational development and research.