This study explores the effectiveness of the integrated self-sufficient education curriculum developed in Dek Thai Kaem Sai for primary and secondary schools. A qualitative research methodology where a total number of nine (9) participants were selected using a nonprobability approach. Questions concern the awareness and effectiveness of implementing and integrating sufficient economy curriculum to the regular education curriculum. Response were analysed using thematic and discourse analysis. The findings reveal that the curriculum was adequate for the target audience, but the teachers implementing the curriculum also gained knowledge in their various homes. Also, there is an attitudinal and behavioural change from students by choosing organic foods over inorganic and junk foods. The findings further reveal that the implementation of this curriculum limit the negative economic effect of covid-19 movement restriction because several family households near the school environment have farms where plant and animals are raised. Thus, when covid-19 struck, the community had alternatives. Despite the significant effect of the curriculum, it is not clear if wider schools could be able to adopt this practice. This study assessed the effectiveness of the integrated selfsufficient education curriculum developed in Dek Thai Kaem Sai for primary and secondary schools. A qualitative research methodology where selective participants were selected using a nonprobability approach. The findings further reveal that implementing this curriculum limits the negative economic effect of covid-19 movement restriction because several family households near the school environment have farms where plants and animals are raised. Thus, when covid-19 struck, the community had alternatives.

The Nora show started in 1820, using Nora beads to decorate the Nora costumes. Today, Nora beads are created as crafts for ornament in response to the needs of society and consumers. However, due to the changes affecting the social and economic aspects, the preservation and maintenance of crafts like Nora are crucial for sustainability. This article, which is part of a larger study on “Nora Bead Crafting: Cultural Capital and Creative Folklore”, is designed as analytical descriptive research with qualitative data analysis. The data for this study was collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions participated by Nora bead crafters in Muang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The findings revealed that Nora, a local performing art of the Southern part of Thailand, preserved and maintained the Nora identity and numerous belief systems. The crafters designed their products by changing the colours, shapes, and patterns and using the materials in stringing or embroidering the beads. The creation of the Nora beads in these new ways is considered a reproduction of culture in four aspects—production, dissemination, consumption, and reproduction.