8 THA SAP OLD TOWN : SCENARIO PLANNING ANALYSIS AND MECHANISMS FOR DRIVING THE LEARNING CITY THROUGH CULTURAL CAPITAL

Abstract

The research objectives were: 1) to study cultural capital, 2) to analyze the scenario, and 3) to study the mechanisms for driving the learning city. The selected area was Tha Sap Old City, Mueang District, Yala Province. The Key Informant consisted of community leaders, community groups, youth groups, representatives of government officials, and representatives of private-sector officials, a total of 37 persons. The research tools included interviews, survey guidelines, and data collection methods included in-depth interviews, creating a community action plan through the activity “Tha Sap, Building Oneself on Cultural Capital.” Data were analyzed by content analysis and explanation of phenomena that occurred through descriptive analysis.

               The research results revealed three issues. First, cultural capital is in the embedded forms, objects, and institutionalized systems form of embedded, material, and institutional aspects in the form of a system of values, beliefs, customs, traditions, and relationships among people in the community that can be built upon. Second, receiving information and being proactive about both long-term impacts on the community and the strategic choice of Tha Sap can raise the level of urban development. Third, a social learning city takes into account the conservation and careful use of its cultural capital through joint learning using research-based development techniques, appropriate management of community enterprise groups managed by groups of all ages, designing media programs through action plans, and coordinating in driving the dissemination through information systems about community stories.