Multi perspective Integrations Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) at Island School in Developing Country: Case study Adang Island School Group, Southwest Thailand

In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on the use of technology to address developmental concerns throughout the world. The education sector has attracted a large part of this attention, which is centred on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to address teaching, learning and administrative needs. Thailand generally has an inappropriately high class size in schools and gross teacher shortage and some parts of Thailand also have huge limitations in education resources. Island schools, especially are located very far away from the mainland. The Urak Lawai are an indigenous people on the Adang Archipelago in the Indian sea, off South West Thailand. They are grouped together with the Moken and Moklen, Sea Gypsies or Sea Nomads. These people have distinctively different origins, cultures and languages. This paper explores multi perspective integrations of Information Communication Technology in the island schools of developing countries. Data was collected by interviewing the director of The Office of Satun Educational Service Area, the head teacher, teachers, parents and students in the Adang Island school group. The findings of the study are put in the context of the indigenous of ICT in island schools as an instrument to bring entire reform. Outcomes of study are in the form of recommendations to assist the process of implementing ICT in the island school environment of a developing country.