A methodology for Identification and Development of Border Towns as Centres for Trade and Investment in Thailand

The benefits of globalisation and economic liberalisation, and the acceptance of the importance of trade and investment activities, have increasingly affected the role of border towns. In 1994, the Thai National Plan designated and promoted border towns as centres for trade and investment. However, without formal guidelines for identifying and developing border towns as centres for trade and investment, national grants could be allocated to the wrong border towns. This research therefore is a contribution to understanding the development and action of the Thai government's decentralisation policy that can also be applied to its neighbours in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The three central themes of the research which determined the strategy for empirical research are the theoretical contexts of international economic theories and concepts, regional economic planning theories, and the concepts and causes of urban growth. Five border towns were chosen as the case studies; these were (1) Nong Khai, (2) Mukdahan, and (3) Chong Mek, which all share a border with Laos; (4) Mae Sai which shares a border with Myanmar, and (5) Aranyaprathet which shares a border with Cambodia. Observations, semi-structured interviews and postal questionnaires were the empirical research methods used; these techniques were used to triangulate evidence and validate data. The empirical research exercise was supplemented with documentary information on each border town surveyed. The findings give confidence that some of the five border towns are capable of developing as regional business centres (trade and investment) for the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The results of this research provide a number of criteria that could be used by policy makers and regional planners to select and rank potential growth centres at border towns, whether singly or as pairs of border towns, as well as helping to meet other government objectives relating to regional income disparity and decentralisation policy. Further, the research also identifies a number of possible policy responses by government towards the role of border towns, and indicates a number of policy responsesth at could be implemented on four different plannings patial levels: (1) internationally, (2) supra-nationally, (3) nationally, and (4) regionally (border towns). This "vertical coordination" which links international to local concerns, will assist in supporting and sustaining the growth of border towns in the best possible way. Successful border towns will be reliant on strong support from the central government, especially in allocating national budgets, in support of investment projects, and in regulating economic planning policies. Success of sustainable economic growth in border towns deals with several influences and involves, amongst other things, the good relations and cooperation of neighbouring countries. Border town planning, therefore, is complex and needs several years, at least 10 years, to succeed, but the overall outcomes from growth will be invaluable in generating growth regionally and nationally

A Strategic Planning of Thailand Vocational Education Management

Purpose – To identify the relevant factors that have significant influences on the vocational education system of Thailand and to propose an approach for future development and/or improvement of the system‘s strategic plan. Design/methodology/approach – To identify and study the major factors that have significant influences on the development of strategic plan, three rounds of surveys using Delphi Technique on 17 individuals comprising students, teachers, administrators, and professionals and 9 well-known experts in the field of vocational education of Thailand were conducted. The approach for strategic plan development was obtained by conducting a group discussion for the 9 experts using Focus Group Technique. The experts then contributed their ideas, which finally led to the approach for the strategic plan development. Findings – Seven major factors to be considered in development of the strategic plan for vocational education of Thailand are politics, economy, society, culture, environment, technology and management and administration. The experts contributed their opinions on how these factors should be directed so that their positive influences on the education system can be guaranteed. Practical implications – The finding of this research provides guideline for educational administrators and policy makers on how the future vocational education of Thailand can be improved. The methodology can also be applied to future researches with minimal modification. Originality/value – The research is recognized as a rigorous effort to reveal and emphasize the problems in Thailand‘s vocational education and also to provide recommendations for their remedial approaches. It demonstrates how two different survey techniques can be mutually applied

Motion of a heated spheroidal particle at low Reynolds numbers

The problem of motion of a uniformly heated spheroidal hydrosol particle is solved. An expression which allows estimation of the resistance force of the spheroidally shaped solid hydrosol particle at arbitrary differences between the temperatures of the particle surface and the region at a distance from it is obtained with account for the dependence of the viscosity on the temperatureyesBS

Flow of a liquid about a nonuniformly heated droplet with arbitrary temperature differences in its vicinity

The problem of flow of a liquid about a nonuniformly heated droplet at small Reynolds numbers is solved analytically with allowance for the effect of medium motion with arbitrary temperature differences between the particle surface and the region away from it and the temperature dependence of the viscosity, represented in the form of a series. It is shown that in the approximation considered the nonuniformly heated droplet retains a spherical shapeyesBelgorod State Universit

On the flow of a viscous liquid around a heated spheroidal particle

An expression is derived for the viscous drag of a spheroidal particle whose temperature differs from that of the carrier liquid. Calculations are performed for the case where the temperature dependence of the liquid viscosity may be represented by an exponential poweryesBelgorod State Universit

On the thermophoretic motion of a heated spherical drop in a viscous liquid

Expressions for the force and velocity of the thermophoretic motion of a spherical drop in a viscous liquid are derived for arbitrary temperature differences between the surface of the drop and regions away from it. The temperature dependence of the viscosity is taken into account in the form of an exponential–power seriesyesBelgorod State Universit

Linguistic Power Wielding and Manipulation Strategies in Group Conversations Between Turkish-Danish Children

The study concerns the linguistic power wielding in group conversations among bilingual children and adolescents. In bilingual conversations one of the pragmatic linguistic means of negotiating power relations and identities is of course the choice of language. This is also the main subject of the study of Jørgensen (1993) who presents a view on the linguistic power wielding in group conversation in which he combines code-switching theories with Kjøller’s (1991) concepts of linguistic power wielding. Kjøller claims that schools ought to teach children how to exercise linguistic power. Jørgensen shows that in spite of this the bilingual children do acquire manipulation skills. He also emphasizes the fact that co-operation is not the only principle that rules the conversations. Jørgensen finds that the manipulation strategies, which Kjøller has established, are useful in the study of bilingual conversations from the Køge Project. Inspired by this, this article describes some of the principles behind the manipulation strategies used by the children in my data. The article focuses on the conflicts in the conversations. The study consists of 1) a qualitative analysis of the manipulation strategies and the power-processes in the negotiations, and 2) a quantitative study of the outcome of the conflicts in the conversations. The study, which is described in Madsen (2001), concerns both linguistic and social parameters. The relationships between linguistic variation and social structures are considered. As a starting point linguistic variation is seen as a means of negotiating power relationships and identities. The linguistic choices bring about social relations in the conversation. The results, however, suggest that linguistic behavior in the conversation to some extent depends on brought-along social factors (Rampton 1995)

On the motion of a uniformly heated drop in a viscous liquid under gravity

The motion of a uniformly heated spherical drop under gravity is theoretically studied within the Stokes approximation. The Stokes and Hadamard-Rybchinsky formulas are generalized so that the temperature dependence of the viscosity can be found in a wide temperature rangeyesBS

Development Of Indicators For Competency Of Coaching Teachers Of The Student Teachers In The Faculty Of Education

The objectives of this research are 1) to develop the indicators for competency of coaching teachers of the student teachers in the Faculty of Education and 2) to test the consistency of the model measuring the coaching competency of coaching teachers of the student teachers in the Faculty of Education created and developed with the empirical data. There is a mixed research methodology. The qualitative research was conducted by studying related documents and researches and interview with 5 qualified persons. The instrument used in the research was a study document form, in-depth interview form to analyze data through content analysis. For the quantitative research, the samples used in the research were 350 coaching teachers of the students in the 5th year of the Faculty of Education, Central Group Rajabhat University, obtained through multi-stage sampling. The research instruments were 60 items of coaching performance questionnaires with an IOC from 0.60 - 1.00 and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient from 0.572 -0.914. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Analysis, and second-place assertion analysis by computer software.The research results revealed as follows: 1)The development of indicators for competency of coaching teachers of the student teachers in the Faculty of Education consists of 3 main elements and 9 indicators. The 1st element is the facilitator competency in 3 indicators; providing advice, encouragement, and inspiration, providing learning management information, providing media, technology and learning resources. The 2nd element is hearing competency in 3 indicators; listening to information, counseling and teaching work such as Kalyanamitr and Karos. The 3rd element is executive competency in 3 indicators; joint targeting, co-planning, and supervising learning management, co-observing and reflecting on the results. 2)The validity of the coaching competency model of coaching teachers of the student teachers in the Faculty of Education is verified by analyzing the second-order confirmation element. The model was found to be consistent with the empirical data (chi-square 30.65, df =83, p = 0.07, RMAEA =0.03, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.96)