Thainess Curriculum for the Western Central Region in the Trend of Digital Transformation

Abstract

Research on “Developing a Thainess Curriculum for the Central Western Region” has three objectives and was presented at an international academic conference earlier this year. In this presentation, the remaining two research objectives will be presented: 1) to study the trial of the Thainess curriculum for the central western region and 2) to study satisfaction from using the Thainess curriculum for the western central region. The western central region is divided into 5 provinces: Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan. Using the method of taking the names of schools that offer high school education from all 5 provinces, putting them in 5 boxes, then doing simple random sampling, 1 school in each province, resulting in a total of 5 schools. The research results found that Receive 1 Thainess course for the central western region, which is a short course. Based on the standards of the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 (revised 2017), social studies, religion and culture, civic duties. From the experiment, it was found that the sample group that participated in the research responded that they had increased knowledge, understanding, and awareness of the roles and duties of Thai citizenship and were able to apply it in real life. Including satisfaction with using the curriculum this time at the highest level in 4 areas: 1) Content and knowledge about Thailand's main institutions are complete and clear. 2) have knowledge of the importance of Thailand's main institutions; 3) the meaning of the word "role" is clear; and 4) the meaning of the word "duty" is clear. And it is at a high level in 2 areas: 1) having awareness of the importance of the role of Thai citizenship and 2) having awareness of the importance of the duty of being a Thai citizen.