Introduction Purposes of the research

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1. Introduction

Local scholars are those who try to create a new alternative for the community on the basis of local wisdom and culture to generate immune against the severe pressure of capitalism. Traditional knowledge is collected in searching for the learning patterns that fit the local knowledge and the real needs of life. The model learned thus affects the quality of life and leads to sustainable learning. The local scholars have developed the knowledge management process by using the existing knowledge to maximize benefits to the community through the process of creating, gathering, exchanging and using knowledge Vicharn Phanit, 2006 . Learning innovation of these local scholars is the creative process of thinking and learning that has gone through a procedure of development and application. It is a set of learning innovation to create new knowledge from the genuine understanding. Local scholars can overcome problems and obstacles using the process of learning from local wisdom and create innovation to benefit both their own living and their society. They can successively transfer this knowledge as sustainable solutions to the villagers and the general public. The researcher is, therefore, interested in investigating into the learning innovation process for sustainable development done by the local scholars in southern Thailand in the dimensions of creation, utilization and diffusion of the learning innovation as well as the factors related to success of this learning innovation process. The ultimate aim of the study is to develop a model of learning innovation for sustainable development that can be used as a guide for conveying further knowledge in formal, non-formal and convenient educational systems and to congregate the geo-social dimensions and the real needs of learners in different areas.

2. Purposes of the research

2.1 To study the learning innovation process of the local scholars in southern Thailand 2.2 To identify factors associated with the success of the learning innovation process of the local scholars in southern Thailand 2.3 To formulate a model in developing learning innovation for sustainable development of southern local scholars

3. Research Methods