An Approach to Database Management : In the Context of Thailand’s Rural Agricultural Seltings.

Abstract

This paper explores a strategical alternative in generating and mobilizing a participatory research, extension, and application force to promote a wide range of pragmatic mixed multi-disciplinary perspectives concerning the persisting and emerging issues under our changing rural agricultural society. A systemic linkage between the academic and potential functional user’s social systems could be designed and directed towards effective farmar extension work. This system could be best in serving as a two-way integrative communicative mechanism to enhance a continuing new locally adapted information –technology supply network to occur along a science-theory –to use continuum. The interactive interface between research and extension structure would need to be initiated and facilitated to meet the desired goals of the beneficiaries with their self correction, and redirection, and a potential for governance at the grass –roots level. This is directed towards a problem –centered community – based approaching manner to meet the immediate needs and desired goals of the vast majority of rural people. Operationally, the premise would be able to motivate, and facilitate the basic essential roles and functions of the participating systems in the process of planning and implementing change. It needs a continuous process of monitoring, evaluation, and re-evaluation for suitable changes and modifications. The content and process concepts also need to be carefully considered and re-considered ; based on the background, problems, needs, interests, as well as time and facilities of the people for a suitable balance between educational change area and subject matter area ; in providing effective learning experiences beneficial to the intended rural people as the significant end.