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The 2nd International Conference on Education Reform 2009 (ICER 2009) Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Education in a Changing World Charoensri Grand Royal Hotel, Udon Thani, Thailand

Duration of Conference March 25-27, 2009

The world on the eve of the 21st century was characterized by globalization, with the attendant risk of standardization, and by growing interpenetration in all areas: economic, social, cultural and ecological. Yet, beneath this reality lurks a wide variety of strikingly different situations. There is no longer one south but many, and the north is beginning in some ways to resemble the south. The world, in short, is in transition and in search of new points of reference and sources of stability. "What kind of education is needed for what kind of society?" The debate on this subject showed that it is difficult to offer meaningful advice to educators throughout the world who work in an extraordinary diversity of situations. The resources that will count most will be intelligence, creativity, adaptability and ready access to the accumulated knowledge of humanity. Education will be needed in many forms and for many purposes: to preserve the environment, to control population growth, to assure access by all to science and technology, to reinforce communication capacities and to facilitate the free flow of information and to foster social cohesion and democratic participation. In order to ensure the relevancy between education and changes in the field of economic, society, culture and ecology, there is already evidence from many countries of what can be achieved through strong national strategies supported by effective development cooperation. Progress under these strategies could - and must - be accelerated through increased international support. At the same time, countries with less developed strategies - including countries in transition, countries affected by conflict, and post-crisis countries - must be given the support they need to achieve more rapid progress towards education reform.

Mahasarakham University, is one of the government’s leading institutions for education, particularly serving the people in the northeastern region of Thailand. With the cooperative sincere by the faculty of education, faculty of humanities and social science, and institute of art and culture research seek the ways to improve learning society. We have committed to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about teaching, learning and researching. Furthermore, through partnerships, we reach out to schools and communities to offer our help in forms of academic services to the local society, such as organizing seminars and conferences, as well as giving special lectures, etc. In order to meet the requirements of the 21st century and to promote national education reform, our faculty organizes the first international conference on education reform. The forum therefore will be a venue where both international and Thai participants exchange views, ideas as well as lessons learnt. Moreover, for sustainability strategies of education reform will be explored and adapted to serve ongoing programs being implemented. It would indeed be a success if this forum provides concrete measures for cooperation for education reform to benefit participating individuals, organizations, or even countries.

More information please visit http://www.icer.msu.ac.th

Prasart Nuangchalerm, Ed.D. Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, THAILAND prasart.n@msu.ac.th

Araya Piyakun, Ph.D Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, THAILAND araya.p@msu.ac.th