The Thai government has strongly advocated for the learner-centered education for the past decade. Success For Life Thailand (SFLT), a brain-research-based early childhood education program blended with the theories of the developmentally appropriate practices and child-centered philosophies, has been implemented in Thailand for over 8 years. The purposes of the present study were to: (a) describe the current statuses of the Thai early childhood educators' learner-centered beliefs and practices, (b) identify if the SFLT training workshop affects teachers' learner-centered beliefs and practices, and (c) examine if other variables, along with familiarity with the SFLT program, predict teachers' learner-centered beliefs and practices. Ninety-three preschool and kindergarten teachers participated in the study. Among them, 17 were SFLT trainees in 1999 and 2000 (i.e., the previously trained group), 43 were trained in Year 2006 (the currently trained group), and the others were comparable to the currently trained group by matching the key personal and school variables. The Teachers Beliefs and Practices Survey: 3-5 Year Olds (Burts et al., 2000) and the Learner-Centered Education: the Assessment of Learner- Centered (ALCP) for K-3 (McCombs, 2001) were used to collect data on the various domains of the learner-centered beliefs and practices. Findings reveal that: (a) Thai …

According to the Executive Summary, the aims and objective of this report are to provide an assessment of national capacity and capability in 25 tropical countries for measuring and monitoring forest as a requirement for reporting on REDD under IPCC guidelines. This paper was commissioned by the United Kingdom Office of Climate Change as background work to its report 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests' (the Eliasch Review).

This report discusses the current political and economic state of Thailand, particularly in the wake of the September 2006 coup that displaced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and has resulted in continuing instability. This report also discusses the ongoing U.S.-Thai relationship, despite different policies in such areas as human rights.

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to environmental problems and solutions specific to urban environments.

The North Texan magazine includes articles and notes about UNT students, faculty, and alumni activities.

Interview with Lieutenant Col. W. A. Bill Henderson of Gatesville, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Air Force. In the interview, Mr. Henderson answers biographical questions and talks about his military flight training, traveling, and bombing the Kwai River Bridge during World War II.

Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane after a bullet tore through the plane's nose wheel and injured the man's leg.

Interview with Arhtur B. Clark, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas, who was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery. Clark discusses joining the National Guard, training and maneuvers, deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and surrender to the Japanese, experiences in internment at Tanjong Priok in Batavia, internment at Changi Camp in Singapore, labor on the Burma "Death" Railway, and liberation. The interview includes an appendix with a reference page and a written flight log by Col. Tom Sledge.

This report discusses the current political and economic state of Thailand, particularly in the wake of the September 2006 coup that displaced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and has resulted in continuing instability. This report also discusses the ongoing U.S.-Thai relationship, despite different policies in such areas as human rights.

Study examining near-death experiences (NDEs) in Thailand, which do not demonstrate the episodes most noted in those collected in the West, but they do show consistent features. The article argues that these features, including harbingers of death, visions of hell, the Lord of the underworld, and the benefits of making donations to Buddhist monks and temples, can be understood within the framework of beliefs and customs unique to Southeast Asia.

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.

Photograph of attendees at a meeting during the UNT delegation's trip to Thailand in December 2009. UNT President Gretchen Bataille can be seen sitting in the background on the left side of the photograph, at the far end of a rectangular conference table. Individuals are sitting around the table, looking over at Bataille.

Photograph of five attendees at a meeting during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand in December 2009. Individuals can be seen sitting side by side at a conference table, looking off to the left of the camera. One man (2nd from right) is holding a teacup up to his mouth.

Photograph of attendees at a meeting during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. Individuals can be seen gathered in two rows, facing the camera and smiling. Those in the back row are standing, and two individuals in the front row are sitting at a conference table. UNT President Gretchen Bataille (front left), Earl Gibbons (back, 4th from left), Vish Prasad (back, 5th from right), Diane Crane (back, 4th from right), and Charn Uswachoke (right) can be identified among the group.

Photograph of attendees at a meeting during the UNT delegation's trip to Thailand in December 2009. Individuals are sitting around a rectangular conference table, facing to the right of the camera. UNT President Gretchen Bataille can be seen sitting in the background on the right side of the photograph, at the far end of the table. She is looking over at the man next to her. Charn Uswachoke, Vish Prasad, and Earl Gibbons can be identified among the group on the left side of the table.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (left) and a man (right) at a meeting during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. They can be seen sitting side by side at a conference table, looking to the left of the camera. Bataille is holding a pen in her right hand. Miniature American and Thai flags have been placed on the table between Bataille and the man, along with a floral arrangement.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (left) giving a gift to a man (right) at a meeting during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. They are standing side by side, holding a UNT-branded giftbag between them and smiling. They are both looking off to the right of the camera.

Photograph of a shrine for Thai monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), taken in the Office of the President building during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. The shrine includes a framed photograph of Adulyadej, four urn-shaped objects, a small box, and two floral bouquets.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (left) with a man (center) during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The man appears to be holding something in his hands. Another woman can be seen standing behind the pair on the right side of the photograph, and is looking at Bataille. She is resting both hands on the back of a chair.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (left) and a man (right) at a meeting during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. They are sitting side by side at a conference table, and are each signing a document inside of a blue folder. A person's right hand and camera can be partially seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph, facing Bataille and the man.

Photograph of UNT President Gretchen Bataille (2nd left) giving a gift to a man (center) during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. They are standing side by side, holding a UNT-branded giftbag between them. Two women are standing next to the man on the right side of the photograph. Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education at UNT, is standing near Bataille on the far left. They are all smiling.

Photograph of a woman in a boat used for floating markets, taken during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand. The boat can be seen in the center of the photograph, full of produce. A river is surrounding the boat on every side. The woman is facing the camera, paddling to her right. A building can be seen on the riverbank in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of attendees at a dinner during a UNT delegation's trip to Thailand in December 2009. Vish Prasad, Vice President for Research and Economic Development (2nd left), and two other men can be seen sitting at an outdoor dining table, conversing. Prasad is facing away from the camera and extending his right arm across the table. UNT President Gretchen Bataille can be seen speaking with a woman in the center background of the photograph. They are standing behind the table at the edge of a riverside balcony, facing the water. Bataille is looking at the other woman and smiling. A man can be seen on the left side of the photograph, taking a picture of the river with a cellphone.