Detailing a multidimensional approach to educational improvement in Thailand, this document presents an in-depth description of a proposed 10-year pilot project aimed at elementary schools, teacher education, and rural education. The document's format includes numerous schematics and the following major divisions: a project summary; the national educational objectives; project objectives and assumptions; conceptual guidelines and supporting rationale; project features and implementation procedures; inputs, time phasing, and financing; outputs and spinoffs; project evaluation; and a bibliography. Project goals are identified as planning and promoting a comprehensive, rural-regional, action-research and development center directed at the traditional sector and emphasizing practical programs, skill development, and applied research. The project's major thrusts are identified as: elementary, teacher, and adult/nonformal education and educational administration. Guiding criteria are identified as: national self-reliance; educational quality; productive innovation; maximization of the multiplier effect; production and time oriented activities; and a systems enterprise or multidimensional approach (multifunctional, multiinstitutional, multifocused, multidisciplinary, multijurisdictional, multidirected, multiprovincial, multisectoral, and multinational). (JC)