CURRICULUM VITAE

Ms.Laeka Piya-Ajariya, Ph.D.

Nationality Thai

Home Address 9 Rama 9 Road 53 (Visedsuk 5)

Suanluang, Bangkok , Thailand 10250


Education Background
1966 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1972 Master of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
1978 Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Canada

Present Status
UNICEF Retiree
Academic Member, National Education Council, Ministry of Education
Academic Member, Committee on Research Policy and Strategies for the Ministry of Education
Academic Member, Committee on Research Policy and Strategies for the Office of the National Education Council, Ministry of Education
Executive Member, Committee on Policy and Implementation of Technical Cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Thailand Research Fund, Ministry of Education
Academic Member, Sub-Committee on Academic Affairs, Institute for Gifted and Innovative Learning, Office for Knowledge Management and Development, Prime Minister Office

Work Experiences
1966-1981 Lecturer, Department of Elementary Education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
1981-1998 Programme Officer and Chief of Information/Communication Section, UNICEF Thailand
1998-2002 Consultant, Office of the National Education Commission, Prime
Minister Office (ONEC), Thailand
2002-2005 Research Manager, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
2007 Executive Member, Committee of the National Center for the Gifted
and Talented, Prime Minister Office
2007 Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, under the Senate
Council
2007 Chair, Committee for Evaluation of Education for All Goals (No.1
Early Childhood Development and Education), Ministry of Education

Recent Publication
1. Laeka Piya-Ajariya and Nonglak Wiratchai. (2001). Guideline for Action Research:
School Learning Reform for Learner's Quality Development, Bangkok:
Prikwan Graphic Co.
2. Laeka Piya-Ajariya. (2002). Learning Process Reform Situation in the Pilot Schools:
Lessons Learned and Policy Recommendations. Bangkok: Prikwan Graphic Co.
3. Laeka Piya-Ajariya and Others. (2004). Whole School Learning Reform Model.
Bangkok: Prikwan Graphic Co.