Religious Influences in Thai Female Education (1889-1931)
Runchana P. Suksod-Bargar
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In this study, Runchana P. Suksod-Barger examines the impact of religion on female access to education in Thailand from 1889 to 1931- the early Modernisation Period in Thailand. Although Thailand is traditionally a Buddhist nation-state, Protestant missionaries during this era arrived in the country to convert Thais to Christianity. The Protestant belief in literacy, to enable everyone to read the Bible, opened up educational opportunities for Thai girls that had not previously been available to them. Suksod-Barger investigates the degree to which Buddhist and Christian influences affected Thai educational reforms for girls in primary and secondary education during the early ... Read more
In this study, Runchana P. Suksod-Barger examines the impact of religion on female access to education in Thailand from 1889 to 1931- the early Modernisation Period in Thailand. Although Thailand is traditionally a Buddhist nation-state, Protestant missionaries during this era arrived in the country to convert Thais to Christianity. The Protestant belief in literacy, to enable everyone to read the Bible, opened up educational opportunities for Thai girls that had not previously been available to them. Suksod-Barger investigates the degree to which Buddhist and Christian influences affected Thai educational reforms for girls in primary and secondary education during the early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227174869
SKU
V9780227174869
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About Runchana P. Suksod-Bargar
Runchana P. Suksod-Barger is a guest faculty member in the Intercultural Studies Department at Wheaton College Graduate School, Illinois. She also currently serves as the English Language Institute program administrator and coordinator of distance education. Her research interests focus on cross-cultural research, internationalisation, democratisation, technology, social justice, religion, and gender in education.
Reviews for Religious Influences in Thai Female Education (1889-1931)
"...I found Suksod-Barger's book well-written and its contents convincingly supported with evidence from historical sources." -R. Murray Thomas, International Review of Education, Vol. 62 Issue 1