Title : A Study of Monastic and Nunnery Education Schools in Thanlyin Township
Authors : U Thein Than Naing
Publication Date : 2018-12-01
Description : Education is a basic objective of development and one of the Eight Millennium Development Goals. In Myanmar, Buddhist monastic education system makes a very positive contribution to fill the gap in the country’s education system and providing basic educational needs of the country especially for children from needy families and orphans. The objectives of the research are to explore the monastic education in Myanmar and to analyze the strength and weakness, issues and operational challenges of monastic education schools in Thanlyin Township. In this research, primary data and secondary data are used. This research shows that the monastic education schools in Thanlyin Township makes a very positive contribution to the education in Myanmar.