Mobile Learning: The Case Study of the Four Southern Most Provinces of Thailand in Transforming Critical to Opportunity

Abstract

Abstract According to the violence situation in the four southernmost provinces of Thailand, which are Pattani, Yala, Narathiwas and Songkhla, that causes problems to retain the quality of education system. Thus this research aims to consider the mobile technology as a tool for learning and teaching to overcome the problems and limitations. The research objectives are 1) to estimate the current situation in the four southernmost provinces of Thailand, 2) to identify the limitations of existing room based learning affected by the unrest situation in the area, 3) to explore information from government sources and published papers about mobile technology used in the southernmost provinces of Thailand and 4) to construct guidelines and recommendations framework using mobile technology as a learning environment in the school system of the southernmost provinces of Thailand. In order to achieve these objectives the literature analysis, focus groups and in-depth interviews will be conducted. The expected outcome for the study is guidelines and recommendations framework using mobile technology as a learning environment in the school system of the southernmost provinces of Thailand.