Living Museums: Pedagogical Spaces on Learning of Isan Cultural Traditions
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This article presents the operational framework of the Living Museum at Phumiyalai Museum, a particular school, as a pedagogical learning space that conveys the values of Isan local traditions. The museum is also designed not merely as a repository for artifacts or historical evidence, but as an interactive space facilitating direct experience, participatory engagement, and lifelong learning. This living museum encompasses the dimensions of The Heet Sib Song (Twelve Local Rituals), ceremonial practices, folk performing arts, and traditional ways of life that have endured for the Isan people. Furthermore, the Living Museum serves as a medium for knowledge transmission and the cultivation of dynamic learning, enabling learners and community members to generate new cultural meanings in a contemporary context collaboratively. The article also highlights the role of the Living Museum as a pivotal mechanism for preserving cultural identity, fostering aesthetic and artistic appreciation, and promoting awareness, while simultaneously advancing a learning-oriented society grounded in the diversity of Isan culture. Such an operational approach aligns with educational paradigms that emphasize sustainability at both national and global levels.
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ทั้งนี้ บรรณาธิการ กองบรรณาธิการ และคณะกรรมการหน่วยจัดทำวารสาร LEAD จะไม่ก้าวก่ายความมั่นคงในหลักการตามความคิดของผู้เขียน
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