VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT TO LEARNING THE LOCAL WISDOM, AGRICULTURAL METHODS AND SUFFICIENCY WAYS FOR DEVELOPING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, SURIN PROVINCE, THAILAND

Abstract

Local wisdom is great value to the community, however, nowadays it is found that the younger generation has become distant from this legacy, therefore, the objectives of this research were to (1) analyze the states of problems and needs of learning management for community development; (2) develop volunteering for learning local wisdom, agricultural methods and sufficiency way for local development; and (3) evaluate the development of volunteering for learning local wisdom, agricultural methods and sufficiency way for local development in Ban Nong Khanna, Phanom Dong Rak district, Surin province. The target groups were 148 village volunteers who are local wisdom, community leaders, and the Surindra Rajabhat University students. Tools used for data collection were observation form, interview form, activity development potential of volunteering for seeds, questionnaires, assessment form and focus group discussion. Quantitative data uses statistics for data analysis was percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Qualitative data was analyzed by grouping the related data and synthesizing it as a conclusion based on the study issues. The results of the research were revealed as follows:
1. Most people are in debt, they have been trouble in life and occupation with international political problems affecting the border areas. In addition, people also have many problems in farming such as lack of water sources and water distribution systems, lack of good management of natural resources and the environment relationships among people in the community began to become distant. Lack of participation.
2. The development of volunteering for seeds, learn local wisdom, agricultural methods , sufficient ways for local development with activities and operational processes linked to each other, there are 9 steps of learning processes which are 1) to study the context of the community, analyze the state of problems and needs of the community; 2) to select the volunteer model and the sufficiency economy learning base; 3) to develop the learning plan by integrating the community way of life; 4) to organize learning skills development activities; 5) to study tour and take lessons; 6) to organize volunteer development activities; 7) to evaluate; 8) to improve, develop, and summarize results; and 9) to transfer and expand results to others.
3. Evaluation the development of volunteering for learning the local wisdom of the agricultural methods and sufficiency way for local development found that it is good for themselves, their families, groups and communities. The volunteering for seeds has skills and potential for self-development in creating careers and income. Family could have activities together then a group was formed and created to develop the village with helping each other. There are empirical changes like incomes, occupations, leaders, a volunteering for seeds, and learning networks. There have been established various groups such as Prasat Ta Muen Organic Agriculture Group, Prasat Tamen Organic Fertilizer Group, Homestay Group, Art and Culture Group, and OTOP Product Group. Volunteering for seeds has a great role and is involved. They have volunteer spirit ready to be a community volunteer. The leader is the originator seeking knowledge and being enthusiastic the exchange of knowledge. Transferring knowledge, extending the results to other households and communities are caused the community to develop and become stronger.