Guideline for Promoting Lifelong Learning about Arts, Culture and Wisdom of Educational Institutes, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

                  This research had the objectives to 1) study situation of learning and continuing culture and wisdom of educational institutions, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and 2) find guideline for promoting lifelong learning about arts, culture and wisdom of educational institutes, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The researcher selected quantitative research with questionnaire as a tool. The sample were 1,600 teachers, students, and school personnel according to the geographic areas which were mountain (​​Khao), forest (Pa), rice field (Na), and sea (Le) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and the sample of 400 persons were selected from each area. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and interpretation. The findings revealed that the top three of problems of learning and enhancing the arts and culture of the educational institutions were that young people were interested in online media technology instead of the arts and culture and local wisdom, they were not interested in learning and inheriting the legacy, as well as lacking motivation in learning. For the channel, the sample needed online media. The message should highlight the importance of arts, culture and wisdom towards community and country. For lifelong learning approach, the school should obviously allocate and support the learning of arts, culture and local wisdom.