Reflections on people’s needs in Bangkok community based on lifelong learning concept

Abstract

Rapid growth of urbanization such as Bangkok, Thailand remains increase continuously with over consumption of resources which leads to be problems on people lives and environments. Therefore problems of the three selected communities were surveyed where located in central, east and west of Bangkok. The problems of the people were studied in five aspects; (1) living condition (2) occupation and income (3) education (4) environment and (5) health. The gathering data were critically analyzed to be the needs of the people in each community then the three projects were developed from their needs, the contexts of the communities including the problems. The evaluation on the completed projects which were studied in three aspects; (1) satisfactions (2) application for learning and (3) impacts on the communities. The evaluation results were reflected based on lifelong learning concept then proposed to be challenging points for future development in Bangkok communities as well as similar urban communities in Thailand. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.