Social Capital and Potential Enhancement of Community for Caring the Early Childhood in the Northern Part of Thailand
Keywords:
Social Capital, Pre-School Children, Community Potential, Northern PartAbstract
The objective of this research was to search for the social capital in community which can be used to develop the potential in the Early Child Development Center for 2-5 year-old children in the northern part of Thailand covering 6 provinces namely Sukhothai, Lumphun, Lumpang, Nan, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai. Data collection was conducted through interviewing people in the community who are capable of providing information about social capital in the community including community leader, representatives of Local Administrative Office, representatives of the healthcare service center, parents, and officers in the Early Child Development Center.
Finding of this study showed that the social capital in the community could be used as the basis of the potential development of the Early Child Development Center in the area in 7 forms including 1) human capital 2) group capital/network capital 3) department capital/organization capital/institute capital 4) financial capital 5) facility capital 6) natural resource capital and 7) local cultural and traditional capital which were able to be used to develop the Early Childhood Development Center’s performance, and to support the long-term community development on child development, concentration, social skills, holding the learning activities for children, transmitting the community culture through generations, natural resources conservation, and also the potential development of the officers in the Early Childhood Development Center in the community. Studying the social capital in the community was important steps in process of enhancing the community which could be conducted together with the analyzing the situation and needs of the community for developing the Early Childhood. Besides, the social capitals were able to be used as the solution of the problems and guideline for promoting child development in community.
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