New Paradigm for the Life Skills Development of Children and Youth in Elementary Education Schools in the Rural Highland of Omkoi District, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This article aimed to understand the causes and importance of the new paradigm for developing life skills, for the purpose of elevating the quality of education and the quality of life of children and youth in the elementary education system. This study focused specifically on the context of schools in the highland area of Northern Thailand, under the concept of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, where all students would be equally provided with educational opportunities that, in turn, would eliminate any educational inequality. The new paradigm would also help students to develop life skills in accordance with the guidelines provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21), and the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (2008) in order to provide guidelines that would prove suitable for the specific context of the area that could be further translated into strategic management.