Study of Knowledge and Product Development Process of the Museum Network of Temples and Communities in Lampang Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to study the knowledge of product production of the Lampang Community Museum Network; 2) to study the product development process of the Lampang Community Museum Network; and 3) to create a system and mechanism of the product development process of Lampang Community Museum Network. This was a qualitative research with documentary research and participatory action research. In-depth interviews of 22 people and focus group discussions of 18 people were selected specifically from the stakeholders. The results of the research were as follows: 1) the museum of Wat Pong Sanuk Nua, Wat Lai Hin Luang and Wat Ban Luk were formed by the development of the community to be the learning center that provided education supporting people in the community to be able to learn continuously throughout their lives by distributing learning opportunities to the community. This allowed community members to work together to develop their own potential according to their tangible way of life; 2) the product development process of the network consisted of analyzing sources of knowledge, synthesizing knowledge content, organizing the learning process, developing a form of knowledge dissemination and knowledge transfer through learning media; and 3) creating procedures with temples and communities to develop a community plan for building systems and mechanisms, improving product development process, finding a local leader, creating a community planning team, studying community history for members to see the true identity of themselves and the community by having products derived from product development such as paper clips or keychains in various forms, etc.