Higher Welfare Education Management Model for Youth in the Northern Highland

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the model for providing welfare higher education in upper northern of Thailand. 2) to analyze the management of welfare higher education in upper northern of Thailand. 3) to find the appropriate way to manage higher education for the youth in highlands by using the qualitative research with 238 participants, including depth interviews with group sample of Buddhist students, parents, Buddhist volunteers to develop hill tribe, leader in village, head of village and member of sub district administration organization. The research findings were as follows:         1. The result of the study on model of higher education for the youth in highlands has found that there are major developments of curriculums up to date and select students by training students to be service mind. The program is co-organized with both public and private social welfare organizations to practice students in social work training by following from the curriculum.     2. The result of the study on the administration of higher education for students in highland showed that students were supported by Phraphombandid. The program supports the well-being of students at the university. During the course of instruction, there is a training of students in the conduct in accordance with curriculum. 3. The result of the study to find the appropriate way of teaching and learning in higher education to the youth in highland were as follows: 1) Management should set up a fund for leading students. 2) The curriculum of basic subjects should be supplemented with English, Computer, and Thai.