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Development of a Learning Process for Creating Community Identity: Results from Rayong, Thailand |
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| Creator | Kulthida Ratanakosol, Wiratep Pathumcharoenwattana and Parn Kimpee |
| Title | Development of a Learning Process for Creating Community Identity: Results from Rayong, Thailand |
| Publisher | The Thai Association of the Population and Social Researchers |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Population and Social Studies |
| Journal Vol. | 25 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 55 - 68 |
| Keyword | Community learning process, community empowerment, social capital, community identity |
| ISSN | 2465-4418 (Online) |
| Abstract | Creating community identity needs a learning process to help communities identify, recognize andcultivate awareness of their identities, but few models exist. This study, which utilizes theparticipatory action research approach, highlights a 10-step learning process developed using a socialcapital-based community empowerment concept to create community identity. Results reveal thatbonding social capital and basic capital have the highest potential for empowerment, but human capital andbonding social capital are significant. Mutual planning and decision-making, promoting leadership,encouraging collaborative learning, internal communications, continuous operations, and self-reflectingand evaluating were methods used to empower the community. Community study, analyzing socialcapital, and determining the community identity were extremely important processes. The mostsignificant factor is people, especially community leaders and local intellectuals. This learning process canbe used and applied to other communities with similar contexts. For different areas, indicators in acommunity study process should be carefully considered and specified in order to make use ofresources that currently exist in the target community. |
