scholarly journals The identity of Tai-Yai ethnic to promote community tourism in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanya Sasong
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
General Public ◽  
Community Identity ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Community Tourism

This study of the identity of Tai-Yai ethnic to promote community tourism in Mae Hong Son province is a participatory action research that aimed to find a format for building a learning center for Tai-Yai identity and to establish a network of Tai-Yai identity conservation groups that is linked to community tourism in Mae Hong Son Province. This study focused on the way of life and identity of Tai-Yai people in five districts in Mae Hong Son province include Pai, Pang Mapha, Muang, Khun Yuam, and Mae La Noi. The results of the research were as follows: the Tai-Yai communities maintain their way of life, the concept of belief in the supernatural, and Buddhism beliefs, pass on their identity to the younger generation, and transfer their identity to the general public. The Tai-Yai community of Pambok village has the potential to build a learning center for the Tai-Yai identity at the community level by linking with the Tai-Yai Education Center, Mae Hong Son province which is a “FICES” model (Sustainable Education Community Identity of Tai-Yai  Faith).

Outcomes and Intentionality of Action Planning in Photovoice: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483992095742
Author(s):  
Saria Lofton ◽  
Alexis K. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Different Levels

Participatory action research methods have been utilized to engage community members in community-driven health promotion projects addressing issues across various socioecological levels. Photovoice is one such participatory action research method that allows participants to use photography to document their experiences and dialogue to eventually influence change and reach policy makers. However, it is unclear how photovoice projects demonstrate intentional action planning and its impact on community-level outcomes. The purpose of this literature review is to understand (1) how action plans are developed, initialized and implemented in the community and (2) describe community-wide changes that occurred in photovoice projects with an action planning process. We searched scholarly databases for peer-reviewed articles that used photovoice with action planning and community-level outcomes. As a result, 19 articles were included in this review. Using the socioecological model to assess the literature, we found that action planning varied at different levels of influence. The intentionality of action planning was described through the use of specific action steps, as well as intentional dissemination to stakeholders, evaluation, and sustainability primarily at the community and organization levels. Our results suggest that the most successful photovoice projects were those that were intentional in action planning. We provide recommendations for photovoice researchers to better incorporate action planning into their methodology and make use of photovoice as an action research tool that can provide a clear, sustainable path toward community-wide changes.

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