A Management of Local Wisdom in Bang Saikai Community Dhonburi District Bangkok for Use in Learning Management in Schools

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study learning resources about local wisdom in Bang Saikai community, Dhonburi District, Bangkok, and 2) develop guidelines for local wisdom management in the community for use in learning management in schools. This qualitative research samples consisted of 6 local wisdom experts, and 9 informants including community leaders, educational administrators, supervisors, teachers, and the committee of educational institutions. The research tools included an interview form and guidelines for focus group discussion. After the content analysis, the results of the analysis were summarized by categorizing the data in order to answer the research questions. The results showed that 1) most of local wisdom experts of Bang Saiki community were female, aged 40-60 (66.67 %), and graduated from high schools. The field with the most wisdom experts was arts and crafts (66.67 %). Most of the works were those that required special skills and were traditionally passed down for generations and inherited from their ancestors. The production process was not complicated, focusing on the uncomplicated production and using locally available materials. 2) The management guidelines for bringing learning resources in the community to use in education management were as follows: providing information on local wisdom experts by creating a directory for local wisdom, creating a database of local wisdom in the form of a website, preparing documents on local wisdom in print media, videos and computer-assisted lessons, organizing exhibitions of local wisdom through participation of all parties, subsidizing a budget with periodic monitoring and evaluation. Furthermore, administrators of educational institutions at all levels should set a policy to promote learning resources in the community to be used in educational curriculums with additional contents.