A STUDY STATUS AND PROBLEM OF LOCAL WISDOM PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE OFFICE OF ANGTHONG PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to examine the state and problems and to find out   the solution guidelines of local wisdom participation in school curriculum of schools under the Office of Angthong Primary Education Service Area. The samples consisted of 110 educational institution administrators and 5 experts. Questionnaires and semi-structured interview were the instruments. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The results showed that: 1) as a whole, the local wisdom participation in school curriculum of schools under the Office of Angthong Primary Educational Service Area was at the high level by considering each step, and it showed that the local wisdom participation was at the highest level, followed respectively by learner development design and school curriculum arrangement, 2) as a whole, the problems of local wisdom participation in school curriculum of schools under the Office of Angthong Primary Educational Service Area  were at the low level and a moderate level for 3 steps as follows: learner development design, learning design, and course description management, and 3) the suggestions of solution guideline of local wisdom participation in school curriculum of schools under the Office of Angthong Primary Educational Service Area were that the committee of local wisdom participation should be appointed to run  the plan and have roles in designing learner development according to the school policy and let learners choose courses appropriately with their abilities and interests, design learning activities with local wisdoms, providing materials and learning resources both in schools and outside as well as inviting local experts to give and share knowledge in course description management relevant lo learning standards.