ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Petcharugsa, Suchin (Thailand)

Field of
Expertise

	Curriculum/Material Development
	EMIS

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

-	Developing curriculum and materials of business-oriented metal work training project
-	Developing materials of various vocational areas for rural people
-	Developing manual of learner-generated material development
-	Developing manual for training of vocational training personnel with UNESCO/Beijing
-	Developing manual for learning material development by local people with ACCU
-	Developing manual for community learning center management with UNESCO/Bangkok
-	Developing web-based MIS of the Department of Nonformal Education

Position and
Organisation

Instructor Level II
Northern Region Nonformal Education Center, Department of Nonformal Education
Ministry of Education

Contact
Address

Northern Region Nonformal Education Center,
Amphur Muang, Lampang 52100

E-mail

suchin_p@hotmail.com

Language
Proficiency

English, basic German

Education
Background
and Degree

Ph.D. in Education, Measurement & Statistics, The University of Iowa, USA.

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	Development of manual for community learning center management
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO PROAP - APPEAL
	Duration	2000-2001
	Project Location	-
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Compiling case studies from Thailand, drafting a module of the manual with experts from various countries, translate the draft manual into Thai language, organize trial with local CLC teachers & managers, and compile the trial report.
(2)	Name of the Project	Development of manual for local learning material development
	Name of Organiser	ACCU
	Duration	2000-2001
	Project Location	-
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Compiling case studies from Thailand and drafting some parts of the manual with experts from various countries.
(3)	Name of the Project	Constructionism in Thailand
	Name of Organiser	Office of National Education Commission, Thailand
	Duration	2000-2001
	Project Location	-
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Investigator and writer of documentary analysis
(4)	Name of the Project	Lighthouse project with emphasis on using digital technology fluently for individual learning based on Seymour Paper's theory of constructionism
	Name of Organiser	Suksapatana Foundation and Department of Nonformal Education
	Duration	1998-2001
	Project Location	-
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Director of the project of Northern Region Nonformal Education Center, emphasizing on personnel development, monitoring & evaluation and research and development
(5)	Name of the Project	Development of manual for training of vocational training field workers
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO Beijing
	Duration	1999
	Project Location	-
	Your Role/ Responsibility	Compiling case studies from Thailand and drafting some parts of the manual with experts from various countries.

Major Publication(s):

1.	"Constructionism in Thailand": research paper, Office of National Education Commission, Bangkok, 2001.
2.	"Using of Technology for Promoting of Informal Education In and Out-of-school", Journal of Nonformal Education, Vol. 4, January, 2001.
3.	"Educational Technology and Promotion of Learner-centered Learning Environment", Journal of Rajabhat Institute-Lampang, Vol. 3, May-August, 2000.

[Updated in July 2002]

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