Knowledge of Social, Education and Public Health Through The Period of King Naresuan The Great

Abstract

This historical research aims to synthesize and portray the knowledge of social, education and public health through a reign of King Naresuan the great. Sixty- eight resources were books, movies, and printed media. Data was collected during the month of March 2558 to May 2559. The research tools included the synthesis of knowledge form, and linked record of event. Data were analyzed by using content synthesis and content linked. The study indicated that: Knowledge of social through a reign of King Naresuan the great was a feudal society. Buddhism played a role in shaping minds of people in society. This period was social trading that contacted with foreigners and had expanded the boundaries of the social. The body of knowledge education was in the center of city. Educational places were palace, temple, home office and academy. The majority of body of knowledge education was including political science and warfare strategy. The process of knowledge acquisition was direct experience and practice. This era also had knowledge transfer and knowledge utilization. The knowledge of public health consisted of health systems development and used the complementary health knowledge. In additional smallpox was a serious epidemics in this era and the treatment was still limited.