Problems in reading promotion at Wang Hin Learning Promotion Center, Sisaket, Thailand

Piranya Champleng

doi:10.14456/tiat.2025.4

Authors

Piranya Champleng Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sisaket Rajabhat University, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/tiat.2025.4

Keywords:

Reading, Reading promoting, Reading promotion activities, Informal learning

Abstract

The research article on the problems of reading promotionat Wang Hin Learning Promotion Center, Sisaket, Thailand, aims to study the problems of reading promotionat Wang Hin Learning Promotion Center. The primary informants consisted of 1executive of Wang Hin Learning Promotion Center, 2 civil servant teachers, 2 volunteer teachers, 8 sub-district learning promotion teachers, 3 teachers from the community learning center, and 1 librarian, totaling 17 people. The target group was selected by specific method. The research instrument was a semi-structured interview form. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Data were presented in a descriptive format. The results of the study are divided into the following areas: 1) In terms of activity organization format, it was found that sometimes there are urgent policies, other work or government matters that interfere, causing changes in the activity, such as having to postpone the activity or organizing the activity with a shorter time frame, causing the activity to not follow the specified format. In addition, the limited number of media or equipment means that the activity cannot be carried out to the target group. 2) In terms of location and atmosphere, it was found that there were limitations in organizing reading promotion activities due to the location and the location of Wang Hin Learning Promotion Center far from the community, resulting in few users. 3) In terms of resources: media/books/equipment, it was found that there was a lack of budget, media and equipment used in the activity, and a lack of vehicles to transport media and equipment used in each activity. 4) In terms of personnel, it was found that there were insufficient personnel to jointly organize the activity, and personnel still lacked the knowledge or skills to carry out some reading promotion activities.

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