DEVELOPING AN IDENTITY-BASED CULTURAL HERITAGE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE LIFELONG LEARNING AND LOCAL AWARENESS TO INCREASE INCOME AND COMMUNITY SELF-MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY
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This research aimed to 1) examine community needs for enhancing lifelong learning, strengthening local awareness, increasing income, and improving community self-management competency, 2) develop a learning community, and 3) evaluate the effectiveness of the developed learning community. The study employed a participatory research and development (R&D) approach conducted in three phases based on the SECI Model. Community members, students, local leaders, and teachers collaboratively participated in needs assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation processes. The sample comprised 230 voluntary participants selected through purposive sampling, including 30 early childhood children, 80 basic education students, 20 vocational students, 70 working-age adults, and 30 older adults. Research instruments included questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.
The findings revealed that 1) the primary tangible cultural heritage need of the community was Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan Temple, while key intangible cultural heritage needs included traditional local desserts, local savory dishes, and indigenous handicrafts, 2) cultural heritage identity-based learning community consisted of five core components—people, community knowledge, learning activities, media and technology, and collaborative networks—with learning activities emphasizing experiential and intergenerational learning, and 3) participants demonstrated significantly higher post-activity learning outcomes compared to pre-activity outcomes across all activities. The results indicated that the developed identity-based cultural heritage learning community effectively enhanced lifelong learning, strengthens local awareness, and improved community self-management competency, contributing to sustainable community development.
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บทความทุกเรื่องได้รับการตรวจความถูกต้องทางวิชาการโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ ทรรศนะและข้อคิดเห็นในบทความ Journal of Global of Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences (J-GPHSS) มิใช่เป็นทรรศนะและความคิดของผู้จัดทำจึงมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของบัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏวไลยอลงกรณ์ ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ กองบรรณาธิการไม่สงวนสิทธิ์การคัดลอก แต่ให้อ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา
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