Abstract

This study aimed to develop and validate the “SCSCE Model” (Sala Noi Model), an interdisciplinary local learning management framework using Lanna traditional crafts to foster community innovators. Employing a mixed-methods Research and Development (R&D) design, the model was implemented over 12 weeks in two Thai schools representing diverse sociocultural contexts (n = 100). Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (COA No. 513/2024). Results indicated that the SCSCE Model achieved high expert validation (x̄ = 4.16). Post-implementation, students demonstrated statistically significant learning gains in community innovator capacity (paired-samples t-tests, all p < .001, with large effect sizes), reaching the “Excellent” level at Ban Hua Rin School (92.7%) and the “Very Good” level at San Kamphaeng School (81.7%). A key emergent qualitative finding was “Reciprocal Learning,” characterized by bidirectional knowledge exchange between students and community elders, associated with the formation of a community-based learning ecosystem. The findings suggest that local wisdom can serve as a promising vehicle for interdisciplinary competency development. Given the one-group pretest–posttest design in two purposively selected schools, the results are interpreted as promising evidence of the model’s potential rather than definitive proof of effectiveness, providing a basis for further research on integrating ICH into school curricula.

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