Universities and the Promotion of National Development: Cultural Production at Lam Pho Community, Thailand
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Universities in Thailand are required to make contributions to national social and economic development. One means by which they attempt to do this is through becoming embedded in local communities and conducting participatory research with local stakeholders in different categories. This paper considers the extent to which a particular project in the Lam Pho district of Nonthaburi province fulfilled that requirement. The project involved assessing potential cultural production sites in the research location and the skills of people likely to participate in the identified activities. It was found that some activities were suitable and that, with appropriate support, people could carry out the associated production processes. More broadly, it was assessed that research projects can help universities to complete their obligations to the state.
Keywords:
community-based participatory research, community-based tourism, cultural production, Thailand, universitiesReferences
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