INVESTIGATING MEASUREMENT AND PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENSES OF A PERMANENT FACULTY MEMBER IN PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THAILAND AND LEAGUE OF ARUB STATES

Abstract

          This research is an analysis of the criteria in the investigation and punishment of lecturers of private higher education institutions by presenting a comparison between Thailand’s criteria for such investigations i.e. the Commission on Higher Education Announcement re. Criteria and Methods for Investigating faculty members in private institutions of higher education dated September 25, B.E. 2551 (2008) and the criteria for such investigations in accordance with the laws of countries in the Arab League. The main concepts and theories used are concepts regarding the provision of public services in education by institutions of higher education, concepts regarding the protection of rights for lecturers of private institutions and concepts regarding the system to control the use of power of private institutions of higher education. It was found that there are certain errors in some of the important points of the Commission on Higher Education Announcement re. Criteria and Methods for Investigating faculty members in private institutions of higher education dated September 25, B.E. 2551 (2008), namely the important points prior to, during, and after the investigation to consider the punishment of the lecturer accused of wrongdoing. Therefore, the Commission on Higher Education which oversees the standards of education of private institutions of higher education should issue an Announcement re. Criteria and Methods for Investigating faculty members in private institutions of higher education (number 2) B.E. … to correct those errors and this should henceforth be used as the criteria in the investigation and punishment of the offenses committed by lecturers at private institutions of higher education.