INTERGRATING ACTIVITIES ON THE PRESERVATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Abstract

Preserving the nation's arts and culture is one of the main missions of higher education institutions. According to the 5-year development plan of Navamindradhiraj University (2023-2027), the missions are as follows: Organize education, create research and innovation, provide academic services, and nurture religion, art, culture, and local wisdom that meet the needs of Bangkok and the country. For this reason, the Department of Urban Society, the field of Early Childhood Education, Urban Community Development College, Navamindradhiraj University, has organized an activity to integrate activities on the preservation of arts and culture with teaching and learning for students. The objectives are as follows: 1) Promote the integration of arts and culture conservation with teaching and learning. 2) Promote the role of students or their participation in the dissemination, continuation and conservation of arts and culture, Thai language and local wisdom. 3) Promote the integration of arts and culture with other missions. There are 4 steps in integrating activities: 1) planning step, 2) implementation step, 3) verification step, 4) conclusion step. The activities must take into account the consistency with the subjects taught in the course and the university's mission plan. For example, organizing events on important religious days to enable students to have good cultural values, to practice organizing activities to preserve arts and culture, and to participate in the dissemination of arts and culture to early childhood children and the community.