Impacts of pandemic on education sector in Thailand

ABSTRACT

The pandemic has impacted education sector at various levels. The institutions across the world either closed for few weeks/months or changed their session time to cope with the pandemic situations. The institutes are also struggling to change the education governance adapting to the new normal situation and education continuity. Along with the world Thailand has also faced a major transformation in education system from physical classroom teaching to virtual online learning platforms. The present exploratory study discusses on the different methods/strategies that the educational institute followed for the quick adaptation to this new era of digital education. The longer term disruption in the education and its disproportionate impacts exacerbate the prolonged social disparities rather than alleviate it. The study also discusses the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on education sector at the community level in Thailand. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.