Phra That Phanom Worship Ceremony : Integration of Promote Learning for Social Studies, Religions and Cultures

Abstract

          Phra That Phanom Worship Ceremony is Worshiping Phra That Phanom  is an important tradition in Nakhon Phanom Province. Because Phra That Phanom is a sacred place of worship. It is at Wat Phra That Phanom Woramahawihan, That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province. It is a Mondop-shaped chedi or a square-shaped chedi. It is a Mondop-shaped Chedi or a square-shaped caddy.  It is worshiped by the people of the Nakhon Phanom Province. And people in general who have faith. This research aims to; 1) The Study was to study the history and origins of Phra That Phanom worship tradition and 2) Integration by promoting learning in social studies, religions and cultures. In this research is  a qualitative research method. The research sample size of 100 people. The purposive sampling groups were used as follows: 1) the key informants 2) the casual informants and 3) the general group. The tools for data collection were surveyed, observation, interview and focus group discussion. The data were checked, analyzed according to the given objectives, with the triangulation technique, and the results of the study were presented in a descriptive analysis.
          The research findings were as follows: 1) Study was to study the history and origins of Phra That Phanom worship tradition. It is found that the Phra That Phanom Worship Ceremony was held every year. As a result of Phra That Phanom has deteriorated in the year 2444 B.E. has been restored and asking people to donate factors that contribute to the restoration of Phra That Phanom. Therefore, the day of the 8^th waxing moon of the 3^rd lunar month to the first waning day of the 3^rd lunar month is a tradition to worship Phra That Phanom.  and 2) Integration to promote learning in social studies, religions and cultures.    It is found Phra That Phanom worship ceremony can integration to promote learning by using an integrated approach in accordance with the learning standards in each subject divided according to the learning content into 5subjects as follows: 1)Religion, morality and ethics 2) Civics, culture and living in society 3)Economics 4)History and 5)Geography. Knowledge and understanding of   the history, the importance, the Masters and the moral principles of Buddhism. Understanding of the culture ability of managing resource utilization of limited resources available for leading a balanced life in economic principles and understanding of local history. As well as being able to present Geo-informatics in the conservation of Phra That Phanom worship tradition. The using all 5 subjects content to design the learning process. And learning activities in accordance with the context or the interests of the learners on the basis of individual differences under the integration of the Phra That Phanom worship tradition in social studies, religions and cultures.