A conceptual framework for the
cultural integration of cooperative
learning: A Thai primary
mathematics education perspective

Ji Yong Park; Tippawan Nuntrakune

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective

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Ji Yong Park ¹ ^* , Tippawan Nuntrakune ¹

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¹ Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The Thailand education reform adopted cooperative learning to improve the quality of education. However, it has been reported that the introduction and maintenance of cooperative learning has been difficult and uncertain because of the cultural differences. The study proposed a conceptual framework developed based on making a connection between Thai cultures and cooperative learning elements, and implemented a small-scale research project in a Thai primary mathematics class with a teacher and thirty-two Grade 4 students. The results uncovered that the three components including preparation of teachers, instructional strategies and preparation of students can be vehicles for the culture integration in cooperative learning.

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cooperative learning
cultural difference
mathematics education
primary
education
Thailand education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2013, Volume 9, Issue 3, 247-258

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Park, J. Y., & Nuntrakune, T. (2013). A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 9(3), 247-258. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

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Park JY, Nuntrakune T. A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2013;9(3):247-58. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

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Park JY, Nuntrakune T. A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2013;9(3), 247-258. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

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Park, Ji Yong, and Tippawan Nuntrakune. "A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2013 9 no. 3 (2013): 247-258. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

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Park, J. Y., and Nuntrakune, T. (2013). A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 9(3), pp. 247-258. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a

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Park, Ji Yong et al. "A conceptual framework for the cultural integration of cooperative learning: A Thai primary mathematics education perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 247-258. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2013.933a