Participatory Action Research in the Rak Luk Plook Tham Project of Wat Weruwan, Sahatsakhan District, Kalasin Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study participatory action research in the Rak Luk Plook Tham project of Weluwan Temple, 2) to study the results of changes according to the desired conditions In the Rak Luk Plook Tham project of Weruwan Temple, and 3) to present new knowledge that emerged from participatory action research in the Rak Luk Plook Tham project of Wat Weluwan. The participatory action research method has 10 steps. The target groups studied were teachers, community leaders, officials, and related persons, totaling 30 persons. The research instruments used were 1) an evaluation form before and after the Rak Luk Plook Tham project, 2) a questionnaire on satisfaction with the learning skills development project, and 3) an evaluation form for the project and activities. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis, and quantitative research using ready-made programs. The statistics used in the research were the mean and standard deviation.
The results revealed that:
1. The participatory action research on the project of Rak Luk Pluak Dharma of Wat Weluwan consists of 3 activities: 1) Rak Luk Pluak Dharma Activity, 2) Community Volunteer Activity, and 3) Community Forest Planting Volunteer Activity in Honor of the King, Tambon Nik, conducted according to 10 steps according to the specified criteria.
2. Development and change according to the needs of the project to love children and plant Dharma of Wat Weluwan in all 3 activities, namely, co-researchers and participants, people in the community, having love and attachment, volunteering to help the community, volunteering to plant trees, and having morality and ethics according to the criteria set at a very good level.
3. Researchers, co-researchers, monks, locals, government agencies, temples, schools, and people in Nikhom Subdistrict who participated in the activity learned and gained experience from implementing the project, gained knowledge and skills in participation, teamwork, responsibility, and Buddhist principles to apply in their lives and careers.