Participative Learning in the Community on Planning the Water Management for Agriculture in Kopho Subdistrict, Pakphli District, Nakhonnavok Province

Abstract

       The objectives of the study are: 1) to promote participatory learning; 2) to create related activities and produce relevant media; and 3) to study the activities created and the use of media for planning the water management for agriculture in the community. The sample of the study consists of 26 community leaders, 15 youths, and 30 people who participated in the activity creation. The statistic values for analyzing the study are frequency, percentage, mean, the standard deviation, and the t-test score. The results following the objectives are as followed:  

       1) The result of promoting participatory learning found that for the knowledge of planning the water management in the community among the community leaders, participants gained knowledge with a statistical significance (p < 0.01); 2) The results of activity creation and learning media production found that activities to promote participatory learning were “campaign for the preservation and conservation of community water sources”, “preparation of water management plan for agriculture at Ko Pho Subdistrict”,  “organize a  community  forum  for  sustainable  water  management  at  Ko  Pho  Subdistrict”,  and  “the use of media to promote learning such as posters and billboards”; 3) The results of activities and the use of media for planning the water management in the community for agriculture found that participation in the activities and using media had an average of 4.24, correspondingly in a high level.