Development of Executive Functions for Early Childhood in Nakhon Si Thammarat Border Petrol Police School with Toys Made from Local Materials

Abstract

              The objectives of this research are 1) to study the body of knowledge Understanding of the development and upbringing of early childhood children according to the local context 2) to study the ecological landscape environmental history and local wisdom of the community, and 3) to develop a brain skills (EF) curriculum using toys from local materials of the Ban Khao Wang community. It is action research with "PAR" participation. The sample group in Phase 1 includes villagers, community leaders, and 14 village philosophers. Phase 2 includes 2 teachers and 24 parents by selecting purposive sampling. The tools used include questionnaires. In-depth interview Workshop course data collection by surveys and participatory workshops Qualitative datawere analyzed by content analysis and quantitative data were analyzed. By finding the mean () and standard deviation (S.D.).

           The research results found that 1) The knowledge obtained is (1) living conditions, way of life in the community changes according to society and the surrounding environment (2) Villagers bring local materials to make toys. (3) The highlight of
the community and community way of life is that the village is located on a mountain rich in nature. (4) Toys made from local materials are like tools for developing oneself and the environment. (5) Creating children's toys. It is a useful use of free time. and parents have increased income. 2) Ecological landscape, wisdom, and way of life of people in the community, namely 4 sets of toys made from local materials of the Ban Khao Wang community. (3) Development of the EF brain skills curriculum using toys made from local materials. Through the workshop, it was found that the participating teachers and parents were at the highest level of satisfaction with the Brain Skills (EF) course workshop.