DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUAL FOR THE REVIVAL OF THAI TRADITIONAL GAMES AND SPORTS: A CASE STUDY: “YON LUK CHUANG” IN KOH SICHANG DISTRICT, CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a manual for the revival of Thai traditional games and sports: a case study of “Yon Luk Chuang” in Koh Si Chang district, Chonburi province, conducted as a research and development design. The scopes of this research consist of: 1) studying the current condition of the Thai traditional game “Yon Luk Chuang” in Koh Si Chang district, Chonburi province; 2) creating a manual for the revival of Thai traditional games and sports from a case study of “Yon Luk Chuang” in Koh Si Chang district, Chonburi province; and 3) evaluating the manual for the revival of Thai traditional games and sports from a case study of Yon Luk Chuang” in Koh Si Chang district, Chonburi province.      

               The results showed that:                                                                                                     1. “Yon Luk Chuang,” a Thai traditional game in Koh Si Chang district, Chonburi province, was only played during the Songkran festival, and only some local experts were able to explain or lead this game. Moreover, no documents or textbooks were found that referred to this traditional game in Koh Si Chang.                                                                                   

1. The manual for the revival of Thai traditional games and sports from a case study of “Yon Luk Chuang” in Koh Si Chang district consisted of the following contents: Cover, Introduction, Equipment, Field Size, Number of Players, Rules and Terms of Play, Throwing Luk Chuang Techniques, How to Play, and Illustrations of Throwing Luk Chuang.
2. The five qualified experts who assessed the content validity of the manual found that the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) value was 1.