ROLES OF BUDDHIST MONKS TO ENCOURAGEMENT LEARNING COMMUNITY RESOURCES : A CASE STUDY WATPHRATHAT RUENGRONG, SISAKET PROVINCE

Abstract

The objective of this research is; 1. study the concept of being a learning center of Wat Phra That Rueang Rong, 2. study the role of community learning resources promotion of PhraThatRueangRong Temple monks, 3. study the guidelines for promoting community learning resources of monks at Wat Phra Rueang Rong in Sisaket Province, it is a qualitative research to analyze the documents with data from opinions from in-depth interviews by 15 experts /person, the presenting the study results by descriptive the analysis method. The results of the study revealed that, 1) Wat Phra That Rueang Rong is ready to be an important source of learning for the community, With the important elements of being a community learning center, which is a place for learning about arts and culture of the community, it is the center of community activities, It is a Buddhist tourist attraction, that has mental value, and it is a place to promote the morality and ethics of the community, 2) The monks promote community learning resources by performing in 2 areas, which are the role of temple management as a learning source and the role of display of learning resources, and found that, there are problems and obstacles in the role of the monks that affect the efficiency of the community learning resources, such as the knowledge service The side is the source of activities to participation the public relations and dissemination, and the budget for the development of learning resources, 3) there are; 6 ways promote the community learning sources of WatPhraRueangRong, which are knowledge services as a source of activities supporting the participation Public relations and information dissemination, the side is a classroom at your leisure, and the development of learning resources.