Local Information Resource Promoting for Learning: A Case Study of the Learning Promotion Center, Wang Hin District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

The objectives of this article are: 1) to study the utilization of local information sources in teaching and learning at the Wang Hin District Learning Promotion Center, 2) to study the demand for using local information sources in teaching and learning at the Wang Hin District Learning Promotion Center, and 3) to study the local information sources in Duan Yai Subdistrict, Wang Hin District, Sisaket Province. For the first and second objectives, the research tools used include questionnaires, and the sample group consists of 18 personnel from the Wang Hin District Learning Promotion Center, selected from the entire population. For the third objective, the research tools used include information source recording forms, and the sample group consists of 1 chief executive of the Duan Yai Subdistrict Administrative Organization and 18 community leaders from all 18 villages in Duan Yai Subdistrict, totaling 19 people. The sample group was selected through purposive sampling. The statistical methods used include percentages, means, standard deviations, and content analysis. The research findings are as follows: 1. The utilization of local information sources in teaching and learning at the Wang Hin District Learning Promotion Center, Sisaket Province, reveals that most personnel use information sources from the Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospitals, police stations, temples, relics, monuments, reservoirs, local scholars, experts, radio or loudspeaker broadcasts, brochures, books, and newsletters, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization website, and the district website. 2. The demand for using local information sources in teaching and learning at the Wang Hin District Learning Promotion Center shows that most personnel need information sources from the Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospitals, police stations, school libraries, science rooms, nurseries, school learning centers, community financial institutions, community enterprises, temples, relics, monuments, reservoirs, water plants, fertilizer plants, community rice mills, local scholars, experts, academics, or professionals in various fields, brochures, books, newsletters, village loudspeakers, school websites, community websites, community enterprise websites, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization website, and the district website. 3. The study of local information sources in Duan Yai Subdistrict, Wang Hin District, Sisaket Province, found that there are 5 libraries, 12 information centers, 8 temples, 6 tourist attractions, 13 local wisdom centers, 34 local scholars, 18 loudspeaker broadcast centers, 18 brochure distribution points by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization, 6 school websites, 8 websites, 1 Subdistrict Administrative Organization website, and 2 community enterprise websites.