PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LITERACY OF PRESCHOOLER USING THE HEALTHY THAI CHILDREN MEDIA KITS

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to 1) compare the health literacy of preschoolers before and after using the healthy Thai children media kits, 2) study the satisfaction of parents, teachers, and students with the healthy Thai children media kits, and 3) develop media to promote health literacy in new normal era. The samples consisted of 1) 218 preschoolers 1 - 3, academic year 2022, in Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province, 2) 47 parents, 3) 12 teachers, and 4) 74 students. The research tools were 1) the healthy Thai children media kits 2) a health literacy assessment form for preschoolers and 3) satisfaction Arithmetic mean, Standard deviation, and t-test were applied to analyze the results of the study.

The research findings were as follows:1)Preschooler's health literacy after using the media kits was higher than before using the healthy Thai children media kits at a statistical significance of .05. 2)The satisfaction of parents, teachers, and students to the healthy Thai children media kits were 4.53, 4.41, and 4.38 respectively, except that the suitability to the characteristics of the students was at a high level. 3) Media to promote health literacy were developed such as nutrition project, creative drama, learning center, and tales.