Abstract:
The study on the Marginality Process in Education of the AKHA Secondary School Students in Muang District, Chiang Rai Province is a qualitative research which the researcher has been condueted in-depth interview with a group of statelessAkha students with an aim to study the cause of the marginality process of such students in Muang District, Chiang Rai Province, the reasons that have made them lacking an opportunity to an access to equal education and the impact on Akha students as the problem is not seriously dealt with. The research that the cause of the marginality process in education of students in Muang District, Chiang Rai Province and the reasons that have made the Akha students lacking opportunities toward an access to equal education system are consistent with the Life Chances by Max Weber where by individuals in each class hold different life chances and are inequality in power. Due to problems on unclear individual status and disadvantages have prompted the Akha students to be left unattended and deprived of the rights especially an access to education system.They are not fairly treated because of race, culture, language and religious differences. They have not received educational scholarship support, level is restricted in education and are unable to pursue to higher study as desire despite the Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948 which reaffirmed in fundamental human rights since birth that all human have dignity and are equal. Discrimination is prohibited regardless of whatever reason particularly in education which is considered should be granted without charge at least in fundamental education and all men shall be provided with a chance to education equal to their ability. If these people fail to receive education opportunity they will, ultimately, end up as the marginal people in Thai society.