Creative Media to Enhance Water Conservation Consciousness of Basin CommunityYouths, Case Study : Khlong Tha Nae, Phatthalung

Abstract

Research on "Creative Media to Enhance Water Conservation Consciousness of Basin Community Youths at Kon Plie Nam Khlong Ta Nae, Phattalung" was an ongoing research on "The Development of a Learning Process to Enhance Water Conservation Consciousness of Basin Community Youths at Khlong Ta Nae, Phattalung." This study highlighted on developing youths’ consciousness in water conservation as instant problems of the downstream area of Khlong Ta analyzed by school administrators, teachers, and community researchers were drought, flood, and wastewater. These consciousness lacking issues were introduced by lifestyle and living condition changes whereas teachers should be responsible for raising awareness for children and youths. Though the first research phase was accomplished, “creative media” remained an interesting issue. Thus, teachers and community researchers were observed and questioned on their point of view in how to use creative media as part of the learning plan. Finally, in order to create sustainable water environment, the community researchers and teachers had expanded the utilization of the creative media to reinforce and emphasize the water conservation consciousness for their youths.

          Results showed that the creative media process to enhance water conservation consciousness for youth of basin Community were accomplished through four activity plans: "fish story tales", “water conservation puppet ", “water conservation short video clip" and " water conservation communication". Overall quality of the creative media plan introduced was at a high level. By classifying into detail, all four aspects: its appropriateness, correctness, distinctiveness, and ease of implementation had the statistical significant differences at the level of 0.05, both before and after creative media research participation was applied.