Learning society network in the local of the northeast : the state of development.

Abstract

The purposes of the present research were to study the developmental status of learning society network in the local of the Northeast. The findings show that : 1. The local people showed a “high” level of attitude and value toward life-long learning; but they showed a “low” level of awareness about the characteristics of learning society in their own community and the development of learning society network. Their communities are endowed with various learning resources but have been used at a “low” level of usage. 2. Regarding local knowledge management, it was found that the local people search for knowledge by means of study-tours and participating in workshop activities. Knowledge transfer was done by means of oral narration and demonstration. Their was a “highest” level of practice of storing and recording knowledge in individual persons; 3. The local learning-society model consists of 6 composite parts, i.e. forming a group, prescription of the structure of administration and management, the acquisition of knowledge and its development, recording and storing knowledge for future transmission, and supporting unit.