Learning Management Modelof Participatory Networks for Healthy Schools in the Three SouthernmostProvinces of Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) study the learning management model of participatory network
for health schools in the three southern border provinces (Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani); and 2) toevaluate
the outcomes of the learning management of participatory network for health schools in the three southern
border provinces of Thailand. The study took the form of qualitative research using documentary studies,
activity participation, observation, interview and focus-group discussion. Population and sample group
selected by purposive sampling from the project working team members consisted three project experts,
fifteen chairpersons of fifteen networks/person, one hundred administrators from one hundredschools who
did not act as network chairperson/person, one hundred and fifteen teachers responsible for the project from
one hundred and fifteen schools/teacher, fifteen representatives of learners’ parents/communities from fifteen
networks, two persons from each network numbering thirty persons, core learners from fifteen networks, four
learners from each network numbering sixty learners making a total of 393 persons. The research instruments
were a document synthesis form and a semi-structured interview form. Thedata was collectedbyobservation,
interview, and document synthesis. Content analysis was employed to analyze data.It was found that 1) the
model of learning management of participatory network for health schools consists of a concept of network
integration according to schools’ willingness. The network consisting offive and ten schools spread out
participatory responsibility to the schools to think, plan, decision-making, operate, take responsibility, solve
problems, monitor, evaluate, and appreciate success together; 2) the evaluation of the project operation was
done according to the eleven indicators stipulatingthe concept, principle, and operation procedures of the
learning management. This contributes to the goal achievement of health schools in terms of having happy
learners, happy organizations, happy school environment, happy family, and happy community.