The Study of Needs to Promote Knowledge on Adding Value to Wolffia for the Members of Phra Thaen Way Community Enterprise and Students in the Agricultural and Environmental Education Program

Abstract

This research aims to 1) examine the essential needs for promoting content knowledge and instructional methods on adding value to Wolffia among members of the Phra Thaen Way Community Enterprise, 2) investigate the essential needs for promoting content knowledge and instructional methods on adding value to Wolffia among students in the Agricultural and Environmental Studies program, and 3) study the necessary support factors for promoting knowledge on adding value to Wolffia for both the community enterprise members and the students. The participants included 22 members of the Phra Thaen Way Community Enterprise and 85 students from the Agricultural and Environmental Studies program. Data was collected using a 4-point Likert scale questionnaire. The data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation

The research results revealed key knowledge needs and preferred learning methods as follows. 1) The member of the Phra Thaen Way Community Enterprise expressed the highest needs for knowledge enhancement in processing Wolffia into northern-style sausage with Wolffia, with seminars on Wolffia and its value-adding processes identified as the preferrable method of knowledge transfer. 2) For students in the Agricultural and Environmental Studies program, the highest knowledge enhancement need is the process of transforming Wolffia into matcha Wolffia cookies. Hands-on training focusing on value-adding processes for Wolffia has been identified as the most desired method of knowledge transfer. 3) With respect to support for knowledge promotion, the Phra Thaen Way Community Enterprise members preferred online approach through the Zoom platform, if on-site, Phra Thaen Subdistrict Municipality was preferrable venue. Video clip was the most preferrable medium for knowledge acquisition. For students in the Agricultural and Environmental Studies program, they preferred online approach through the Google platform. If on-site, The Department of Human Resource and Community Development was preferable venue, and most students also wanted to learn from video clips as well.