STATE, PROBLEMS, AND THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPMENT LOCAL CURRICULUM USING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE CREATIVE THINKING AND RESPECTFUL MIND FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

          The objective of this research article was to study state, problems, and the needs of development local curriculum using community participation-based learning to enhance creative thinking and respectful mind for elementary students, Chiang Mai Province. The sample group in this research was 22 persons (students, school directors, teachers, parents, local folk wisdom teachers, and business operators of Wualai Village) by selecting a specific sample group. The instruments used in the research were 1) Structured Interview 2) Unstructured Interview. The research used a qualitative research approach. The gathered data was evaluated using content analysis methodology. The results of this research were 1) The State of local curriculum development, overall summary, it found that school directors and teachers in the schools all agreed that local occupational education curriculums should be enhanced through community participation-based learning and be able to enhance the use of learning stations within the Wualai Community. 2) The problems faced by local curriculum development, teachers agreed that there were two main areas of difficulty. The first problem was planning problems, caused by a lack of community funding and the failure to set school hours, meet the needs of the community. Second, the problem affected classroom management as all equipment was lack of funding. 3) The needs of local curriculum development, for creative need, the sample group agreed that they felt silver or aluminum products should be designed to create added value and potentially lead to future careers in the community, for the respectful mind and the community participation-based learning, teachers and local folk wisdom teachers agreed that they should be able to preserve and inherit the wisdom to make silver products.