Creative learning innovation according to The King Bhumibol’s Science through community economy for promoting green citizenship of secondary school students in upper northern special economic development zones, Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this article were to 1) study the needs and problems of managing creative learning according to The King Bhumibol’s Science through community economy for promoting green citizenship, 2) build the plan of managing creative learning according to The King Bhumibol’s Science through community economy for promoting green citizenship and 3) study the results of using the creative learning management plan according to The King Bhumibol’s Science through community economy for promoting green citizenship. The mixed methods in the research were conducted. The concept of creative learning according to The King Bhumibol’s Science was used as a research framework. The area used for the research was secondary schools in Chiang Rai province. The sample group consisted of 7 education management experts and 150 secondary school students accounting for a total of 157 people. Purposive sampling was used. There were 3 kinds of instruments used in the research, namely  1) structured interview forms, 2) learning management plans and 3) questionnaires. Quantitative data analysis was conducted by finding mean and standard deviation and qualitative data analysis was conducted through content analysis. Study results revealed that:

1. Regarding the study results of the needs and problems of managing creative learning according to The King Bhumibol’s Science for promoting green citizenship, there is a total of 3 aspects, namely 1) knowledge and understandings of green citizenship, 2) green behaviors and 3) green attitudes which are required for skill development of green citizenship. Interactions between schools and communities are aimed at to be built for sustainable learning; 

2. Regarding the results of developing the creative learning management plan according to The King Bhumibol’s Science for promoting green citizenship of secondary school students, it was found out that the creative learning management according to The King Bhumibol’s Science should be action learning management consisting of 4 steps called “UCDA Action Learning Approach (UALA)”. The overall efficiency assessment results of the learning management plan had suitability at the highest level (= 4.58, SD = 0.57).

3. Regarding the results of using the creative learning management plan for promoting green citizenship of secondary school students, it was found out that the learning management helped promote green citizenship skills of secondary school students in an overall picture of a high level (= 4.47, SD= 0.55).

The knowledge obtained from this research will be used as guidelines for learning management in the 21st century and will help promote the green citizenship skills of secondary school students according to sustainable development goals(SDGs) further.