Knowledge Management in the Existence of Ethnic Languages in the 21st Century of Lam pang Province

Abstract

          This research aimed to study the main processes of ethnic language group maintenance and knowledge management in the Lampang ethnic language group in the 21st century. And they study of communication processes of ethnic language groups compared to international languages. A questionnaire was a tool for collecting data and descriptive statistics by using frequency distribution and percentage analysis were used. In addition, researchers used in-depth interviews and group discussions with participants such as provincial cultural directors, district cultural directors, executives of local administrative organizations, village scholars, and ethnic people. The findings revealed that the factors influencing ethnic language group existence were individual and knowledge management factors. The ethnic group communicates in their own language within family and community. Another factor to elevate commonly used ethnic language groups compared to international languages was the Knowledge Transfer Factor. The ethnic groups encourage the new generations and outsiders to learn their own language.