The Study and Development of Trilingual Culture and Nature Learning Handbook in Baan Song Pii Nong Community, Rimkhong Sub-district, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

            This research aims to study 1) the social condition, culture, and nature of the Lahu Song Pii Nong community at Rimkhong Sub-district, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province 2) to develop the learning handbook through the community participation process, and 3) to experiment in learning handbook of the culture and nature in Lahu Baan Song Pii Nong community at Rimkhong Sub-district, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province. These research tools are 1) an In-depth Interview and Direction Observation by purposive sampling with 19 samples of the community experts, leaders, and youth, 2) the learning handbook quality assessment form, and 3) the satisfaction assessment form for using the handbook with a group of 20 manual users. The statistics used for data analysis were Mean and Standard Deviation.

            The results found that 1) Ban Song Pii Nong retains its cultural conditions to be seen in 5 aspects; dress, tradition, belief and religion, music and singing, and local wisdom in fabric handicrafts and food. 2) The analysis results and quality of the manual found that an IOC score of 0.93 is the most suitable for development as a culture and nature learning handbook and adjusting the information of the social condition in 5 aspects to be 4 learning activities; Learning Station 1: “Fabric and Food Culture”; Learning Station 2: “Way of life, beliefs, and rituals”; Learning Station 3: “Forest is life, nature is the community”; and Learning Station 4: “New generation concept” and 3) the satisfaction assessment of using the handbook with a group of 20 manual users found that the satisfaction level of the learning handbook was highest ( = 4.23, S.D. = 0.68), and the satisfaction of learning station 1 was at a high-level ( = 4.05, S.D. = 0.74), the satisfactionof learning station 2 was highest ( = 4.22, S.D. = 0.68), the satisfactionof learning station 3 was highest ( = 4.72, S.D. = 0.46), and the satisfaction of learning station 4 was at highlevel (  = 4.27, S.D. = 0.67)