GUIDELINES FOR VALUE PROMOTION AS SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF BLUE CRAB BANK : A CASE STUDY OF BANGSARAY COMMUNITY, SATTAHIP DISTRICT, CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

            This research aimed to study 1) the value of the Blue Crab Bank as a social capital, a case study of Bangsaray Community, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province and 2) ways to promote the value of the Blue Crab Bank as a sustainable social capital. This was a qualitative research. Data were collected by in-depth interviews with 40 agricultural group officials in charge of Bangsaray fisheries, community leaders in Bangsaray, concerned youth groups with 18-20 years of age, and fishermen in Bangsaray Sub-district. These people had at least 2 years of work experience. Focus group discussion was conducted with 8 representatives from Bangsaray community leaders, Bangsaray Sub-district Municipality Office chairman of the Blue Crab Bank Learning Center, Bangsaray, youth parents in Bangsaray Sub-district, academic people, and Chumchonbanbangsaray School teachers. The data were analyzed by means of content analysis and interpretation, and the important information was summarized by descriptive writing.

            It was found that: 1. The value of Blue Crab Bank as a sustainable social capital, a case study of Bangsaray Community, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province consisted of 4 values, as follows: 1) Human capital value was physical value, the mental value and intellectual value, 2) The value of institutional capital was the social value, religious value and economic value, 3) The value of cultural wisdom capital was intellectual value, religious value and aesthetic value, and 4) the value of natural resource capital was the social value and economic value.  2. Guidelines for promoting the value of Blue Crab Bank as a sustainable social capital, a case study of Bangsaray Community, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province may be summarized in 4 aspects, namely, participation of people in the community in the operation of the Blue Crab Bank, the knowledge management of the community together with the agencies involved in education, the establishment of lifelong learning resources of the community, and public relations of knowledge dissemination of the community.