Jongdee To-im

Global Partner: Thailand

… is a Thai woman who graduated with her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Education from Mahidol University, Thailand, in 2009. Her dissertation and research interests focused on the development of learning packages on local ecosystems to promote conceptual understanding, to develop a more caring/positive attitude toward ecosystems, and to improve the behavior of lower secondary school students. In 2012, Jongdee obtained a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Miami University through the Global Field Program. She has participated in Earth Expeditions courses in Thailand, Mongolia, Costa Rica, and Hawai‘i. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University. Her interests include transformative learning, the inquiry approach, STEAM education, Buddhism and conservation, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Environmental Education, and applying indigenous knowledge into formal educational systems.