Welfare State or State Welfare: Free Study Policy

Abstract

This academic paper focuses on Thailand's education policy within the context of 15 years of free education. It is a 15-years program that provides free educational assistance. Students will be provided with textbooks, learning equipment, school uniforms, and activities designed to enhance the quality of learners comprehensively and equitably for the readiness of the students.

In this regard, educational institutions adopt such policies as development activities for learners to achieve efficiency and for parents of students to relieve their cost of living through discounts on textbook expenses. As a result, the aforementioned policy has been continuously implemented. Furthermore, it was found that many political parties have adopted this policy in their campaigns. From collecting information and researching this issue, it was found that, in fact, such a policy is known as welfare state or state welfare. 

The study found that the free education policy is not a welfare state, but rather a social service welfare that the state must provide to the people in order to develop the nation's human resources and lay the groundwork for the growth of the country's economic system. Thus, the policy of free education in Thailand is therefore a welfare policy created by the state. In addition to this, this welfare, provided by the state, should be improved to be more effective and more suitable for the lives of the people.