Management of promoting agriculture subjects through KLUAYTOD Model in an elementary school in Namnao, Phetchabun, Thailand

Abstract

KLUAYTOD model was designed to develop and promote school agricultural learning and agricultural careers in the community. The participation in school development through the said activities which were consistent and in accordance with the community demand which was found at the highest level ( = 4.68). The school agricultural activities included organic vegetables gardening, herbal plants growing, rearing of animals such as egg-laying chicken, native chicken, frog, deer, and catfish (in a circular cement pond). Meanwhile, the agricultural careers in the community are promoted by the school for students, school personnel, and interested people which planted vegetable gardening, growing of maize, sweet tamarind, organic vegetable, highland temperate vegetable, para rubber, cut flower, and animal domestication, respectively. All these activities were practised in Namnao, Phetchaboon, Thailand. The integration of agricultural learning facilitations under the guidelines of KLUAYTOD model comprised of 7 main components: “courage”, “taking action”, “discipline and culture”, “sustainability”, “technology”, “quality organization”, and “good outcomes”. The model was tried out for the academic year of 2017-2018. There was a statistically significant difference at 0.05 of learning achievement before and after using the model. The 7 activities could develop students’ learning achievement effectively. Overall, the informants were satisfied at a high level in terms of agricultural learning activities and promoted agricultural careers in the community ( = 4.00 and 3.88). The sample groups were highly preferred organic vegetable gardening/egg-laying chicken rearing ( = 4.38 and 4.25) and herbal plant/maize growing ( = 4.46 and 4.32d). The said model was similarly appropriated and possibly adaptable for sustainable school development ( = 4.32). Moreover, the sample groups were satisfied with the experiment by the stakeholders at a high level (   = 3.99). The components such as “courage” ( = 4.48), “taking action” ( = 4.25), and “good outcomes ( = 4.25) were recorded at a highest level.