Outside of Learning the Books: Evolution and the concepts for action according to the integrated sufficiency economy principles, a case study of Ban Nok University, Noen Kho Sub-district, Klaeng District, Rayong Province.

Abstract

This article aims to evolution and the concepts for action according to the integrated sufficiency economy principles, a case study of Ban Nok University, Noen Kho Sub-district, Klaeng District, Rayong Province. The findings show that there are four evolutionary stages: (1) The first era was focused on meetings and co-raising funds. (2) The learning era is to explore household information, collecting and analyzing problems. (3) The Networking era is creating a network of organizations and working to coordinate various groups of activities. (4) The traveling era was an extension of ideas and the creation of happiness. The concept of operating in a sufficiency economy underlies many activities, such as managing the green market to reduce chemicals. Community banks to create money-saving areas, processing of agricultural products for longer storage, waste banks, and environmental protection to create a well-being area for the community. Continue to visit home stay to learn about community life, shops of enough for good people. community media to deliver news that is beneficial to the community. The group of old people is a promotion of Thai culture, and this allows the raising of turtles without chemicals to earn money. The group of Thai local food is to use the product in the community for cooking. The group of local agricultural orchards offers tourists the opportunity to visit and choose to eat. The group of Tree Banks aims to convert the trees into debt able legal repayment, thereby forcing the communities to help each other in an integrated sufficiency economy.