EMPOWERING TO CREATE AND ADDED VALUE FOR HEALTHY AND HISTORICAL TOURISM IN A SUSTAINABLE BALANCE AT NOPPITAM DISTRICT, NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

     This research aims to 1) increase the potential from the development of health and historical tourism in a balanced and sustainable way, 2) increase the tourism route value from the development of health and historical tourism, 3) build the value from the development of participatory local science lessons based on health and historical tourism, and 4) expand the market of health and history tourism. The research area was is in Nopphitam district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. This research is mixed method research. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis, and quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.          

          The findings revealed that: 

1. Potential for health and historical tourism overall is at a high level.


2. The development of health and historical tourism routes by communities of two programs located in the area of Ban Rong Lhek.


3. The development of participatory local science lesson packages. The results from the experiment found that after teaching the lesson package, understanding was analyzed by asking students to answer questions from activities at the end of the lesson package. It was found that the students answered the questions correctly and understood the content more.


4. Expansion of the community-based medical and historical tourism market by communicating through Facebook fan page "Arrived at Nopphitam" found that information learned during the tour was the highest level of reflection on the history and community way of life today and expectations.