Scope of Operations of the Elderly School Activities of Local Administrative Organizations in Thailand

Abstract

This article aims to study the activity patterns of schools for the elderly in Thai local administrative organizations. The data obtained are part of the research on the model of the network of school activities for the elderly of the Sub-district administrative organization according to the new public governance Guidelines. The researcher reviewed related literature and analyzed the data together with various types of official and academic documents. The results of the study found that the scope of the school activities for the elderly can be divided into 4 types: 1) Educational activities, which are short-term or long-term training, distance training through various types of social networks, and field trips to exchange knowledge outside the school. 2) Recreational activities, which are activities that focus on relaxation and entertainment, such as exercise, local games, recreational music, volunteer work, and studying the essence of the Dharma of various religions. 3) Vocational skills training activities, which are activities related to local handicrafts, local tour guides, health promotion, agriculture, and agriculture. 4) Local wisdom and cultural transfer activities, which are the process of transferring knowledge from generation to generation by groups of senior local scholars to disseminate local wisdom and preserve cultural arts by creating educational curricula for individuals in the community or interested external groups. Creating a basic guide for disseminating knowledge to the public widely, as well as organizing exhibitions at local, regional and national levels.