期刊名称：Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1944-1088
电子版ISSN：1944-1096
出版年度：2018
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：62-75
出版社：Guild of Independent Scholars
摘要：A developed and well organized education system is an important component of a nation’s development journey. Thailand has a long tradition of adjusting its educational policies to match the requirement of the contemporary labor market of the country. Primary and lower secondary education is mandatory and free of cost here. But higher secondary and tertiary level education is not free and at this level of education students drop out rate is very high. Both cost of education and opportunity cost of going to school are responsible for such drop outs. To facilitate the students at risk, the government provides student loan beginning from the higher secondary level. The aim of this article is to discuss current Thai education system, available loan fund and current status of that fund. Through related literature and document analysis, this article shows the generous nature of Thai Student Loan Fund and poor but continuously improving loan recovery process. This article provides a glimpse of the current status of the Student Loan Scheme in Thailand and might be used for the base of further study in loan distribution/repayment policy and implication. This study may also help in regional comparison of the student loan status.
