THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A COMMUNITY LEARNING NETWORK OF A GROUP CRAFTING ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS WITH JAPANESE CLIMBING FERNS TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMY OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY IN VILLAGE NO. 7 OF NA KHIAN SUB-DISTRICT, MUEANG DISTRICT, NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research article aimed to study the development of the group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns to enhance the economy of a local community, the problems of the group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns to enhance the economy of a local community, and the process of building a community learning network of a group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns to enhance the economy of a local community. The researcher used qualitative research methods by purposively sampling 15 key informants. The research tools used were in-depth interviews and group discussions. The results of the research found that 1) The development of the group consisted of three steps, including step 1, which implies the formation of a group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns by initiating and organizing the group with community leaders and receiving support from outside agencies; step 2, which implies gathering and jointly learning to produce the products for the expansion and inheritance, which also implies development of the relationships and trust building within the group; and step 3, which implies participation by jointly proposing management ideas within the group, including inventing ways to expand the products, marketing, and conduct the development of the products. 2) Problems of the group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns found that there were production problems in the group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns, which include packaging problems in the group, marketing problems in the group, and problems in the management of the group crafting artificial flowers with Japanese climbing ferns. 3) The process of building a learning network in the community was found with the formation of the network of the group, network building and development of the group, network management of the group, and the network expansion of the group. This research provides insights into the process of building community learning networks and can be applied to promote learning and development in other communities.