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Towards the ASEAN Community: assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and aspirations of Thai university students
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Abstract This article assesses the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and aspirations for ASEAN among Thai university students, who are set to enter the ASEAN Community labour market and are among those most in touch with ASEAN issues. It uses data obtained from a countrywide survey and focus group discussions... view more
This article assesses the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and aspirations for ASEAN among Thai university students, who are set to enter the ASEAN Community labour market and are among those most in touch with ASEAN issues. It uses data obtained from a countrywide survey and focus group discussions to identify variables that affect knowledge, attitudes, and aspirations and to explore the relationships between knowledge, attitudes, and aspirations. The quantitative analysis conducted here uses students' fields of study, academic performance, and exposure to both ASEAN-related courses and also information and discussions about ASEAN in the mass media and public forums as predictors of their level of knowledge about ASEAN. The paper's results confirm that positive attitudes towards ASEAN lead to positive aspirations for ASEAN. They also reveal that significant knowledge about ASEAN cannot, in isolation, adequately explain students' attitudes towards ASEAN and does not always lead to positive attitudes. These findings and those obtained from the focus group discussions suggest that a high level of knowledge and understanding of fellow ASEAN member countries and their people -whether attained through formal or informal education or social interaction- is needed for students to develop positive attitudes and become aspiring members of the ASEAN Community.... view less
Keywords
international relations; political education; knowledge; education; identity formation; attitude; Asia; student; ASEAN; regional integration; Thailand; Southeast Asia
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Sociology of Knowledge
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 113-147
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 35 (2016) 2
Issue topic
30 years Doi Moi
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed