THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL CURRICULUM TO TEACH TRADITIONAL FISHING METHODS IN THE UBOL RATANA DAM AREA, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

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This qualitative investigation had three research aims: 1) To study thebackground and curricula of occupation and technology departments in primary
schools surrounding Ubol Ratana Dam, Khon Kaen Province; 2) To study the currentconditions and problems with curriculum implementation by occupation andtechnology departments in primary schools surrounding Ubol Ratana Dam, KhonKaen Province; and 3) To create and develop a local curriculum to teach traditional fishing methods in the Ubol Ratana Dam area, Khon Kaen Province. Data werecollected by basic survey, observation, questionnaire, interview, focus-groupdiscussion and workshop from respondents at 12 schools in Khon Kaen Province.Results show that local curriculum in technology and occupations began to appearwhen the Ministry of education adopted the 1978 Curriculum. Currently, localcurricula are run by the occupation and technology departments in rural schools.Students in Khon Kaen Province, especially those from area around the UbolRatana Dam, are familiar with fishery and the local fishing industry. The content oflocal occupation and technology curricula is not related to their everyday lives. Inorder for local fishing curricula to be successful in Khon Kaen schools, teachersmust adopt and adapt new methods to maximize the learning potential ofindividual students in their classes and harness the prior experiences that many ofthem have as foundation knowledge.