LEARNING EXPERIENCE ORGANIZATION ALONG MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILDREN IN CHIANG MAI PERI-URBAN AREA

Abstract

This research is a participatory action research To study the process for developing the model of the units on organizing learning experience along with multicultural education for early childhood children and To study the effects of developing the models of the units on organizing learning experience along the teacher’s well-rounded knowledge in integrating the contents on culture towards the teacher’s learning experience organization on physical, emotional, mental, social, intellectual development and social life of early childhood children The research site was a multicultural nursery school in urban area of Chiang Mai the researcher would develop a learning organization model the research participant groups along with 17 concerned individuals including 2 local administrators, 1 school director, 3 teachers, 4 childcare takers, 2 parents, 2 village volunteers, and 3 members of basic education school board. All of them were northern low land people selected via their willingness and formal networks, with target group 3 teachers and 51 Anuban 3 (5yrs. old) students. Research instruments included form for field noting Unstructured interview, Form for recording the meeting for reflecting on the operation/Focus Group, Model for learning experience  organization along multicultural education for early childhood children (5 yrs. old) for 15 learning units, Form for supervisor’s classroom observation, Form Record evaluation Child development, Post-instruction notes and Semi-structured form for interviewing the teachers. It was found that Process for Developing the Model for Learning Experience Organization along Multicultural Education for Early Childhood Children; 1) the core team was set up for learning exchange, 2) Learning Process via Research Experience, 3) Process to Draft the Learning Experience Organizing Model along Multicultural Education for Early Childhood Children, 4) Learning Experience Organizing Model along Multicultural Education for Early Childhood Children: Towards an Action, and 5) outcomes of Learning Experience Organizing Model. It was found the teachers could integrate the contents on culture of ethnic children with learning experience organization relevant and sensitive to culture of the early childhood learners. Early childhood children had 1) physical development – daring to express, joining the multicultural play and having physical interaction with others in active way;
2) emotional and mental development – being joyful, cheerful, and happy, accepting and realizing value of their culture and other’s; 3) social development – having interaction with and trust on others; and 4) intellectual development – learning things, understanding how to maintain their life. These 4 aspects of development had gained the mean scores of 86, 85, 88 and 83, respectively. Students had gained confidence in their culture while appreciated that of others and served as the actor to narrow down cultural gap between home and school.