Guidelines for Real-Life Learning Management in Happiness Farmer Field Schools to Promoting Sustainable Citizenship in Secondary School Students

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) investigate the current state and concepts of real-life learning in Thai and international educational contexts; 2) explore the needs for developing real-life learning management based on the Happiness Farmer Field School approach to promote sustainable citizenship among secondary school students; and 3) design an innovative real-life learning program based on the Happiness Farmer Field School approach to promote sustainable citizenship among secondary school students. Employing a participatory action research (PAR) design, this qualitative study gathers data from 21 key informants. Data collection tools include: 1) open-ended questionnaires on the challenges and needs of schools regarding the development of innovative real-life learning based on the Happiness Farmer Field School approach to promote sustainable citizenship among secondary school students, distributed to school administrators, teachers, and parents; and 2) questionnaires on the essential content for students in the area regarding the development of innovative real-life learning based on the Happiness Farmer Field School approach to promote sustainable citizenship among secondary school students. The research findings revealed the following: 1) Current learning management practices and school curricula are misaligned with learners' contexts, rendering the content impractical for real-life application, while the assessment methods fail to reflect the learners' contexts and lack stakeholder participation; 2) There is a need for curricula and learning management that are relevant to the local context, allowing stakeholders to participate in designing learning experiences that align with the community's needs; 3) Diverse with one another. In this new educational

allowing stakeholders to participate in designing learning experiences that align with the community's needs; 3) Diverse assessment methods that are appropriate for the students' context are required; and 4) A synthesized knowledge framework for real-life learning management, based on the Happiness Farmer Field School approach to promote sustainable citizenship in secondary school students, has been developed, comprising five learning units: 1) Young Community Agricultural Explorers, 2) Agricultural Social Thinkers, 3) Future Thinkers, 4) Young Agricultural Innovators, and 5) Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.