Strategies of Thai Culture Transmission by Teachers under the Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the need for transferring Thai culture of teachers under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office, 2) to construct and check the appropriateness of the strategies of Thai culture transmission by teachers under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office. The sample group in quantitative research was 418 teachers under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office by using the Taro Yamane at 95% reliability and ± 5% error and using simple random sampling.  The data were collected by using a questionnaire and analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and modified priority needs index. For the qualitative research, the focus group was employed by 10 experts. The research found that 1) the need for transferring Thai culture of teachers under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office, overall, the highest need was  strengthening culture for development followed by promoting religious institutions, then cultivating values, promotion of teaching and learning on culture and participation in cultural conservation, and 2) Strategies of Thai culture transmission by teachers under Sukhothai Primary Educational Service Area Office consist of 5 main strategies: 1. strengthen the culture for development, 2. promote religious institutions, 3. cultivate values, 4. promote teaching and learning on culture, and 5. participate in cultural conservation. There are 4 secondary strategies: 1. architecture, 2. music and performing arts, 3. living, and 4. Traditions. There were totally 79 practical items of strategies and they were all appropriately practical.