THE SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL MUSEUMS IN THAILAND

Abstract

           This research aimed to explore the status of knowledge in the development of local museums in Thailand in 3 areas; meta-theory, meta-method and meta-data analysis with qualitative research, in which there were 15 samples used in the research from dissertations, theses and research reports between 2012-2018 from 3 data sources; Thai Library Integrated System (ThaiLIS) E-Library, The Thailand Research Fund and National Research Council of Thailand. The results of the research found that the meta-theories used in the research were 11 theories and key concepts such as museums and local museums theories, community
participation theories, learning theories, management theories, etc. In meta-method, it was found that the
most qualitative research model (40.0%) was followed, followed by mixed research method (33.3%). In the
results of the meta-data analysis, it can be divided into 3 main areas, namely, analysis of local museum
management, the design and learning management of local museums and community participation in the
operation of local museums.