Abstract:
There are three objectives of research; 1) to study the context of local scholars in
Khon Kaen province, 2) to study the strategy on social development of local scholars in Khon
Kaen province, and 3) to present the strategy on social development of local scholars in Khon
Kaen province as the example for developing society. The data collections followed the concept
of qualitative research including the documents and in-depth interview as the main method. The
data source used in research as three local scholars; Phor Boontem Chaila, Phor Phong
Ketpiboon, and Phor That Krayom, which was the purposive sampling because of three of them
having the remarkable works accepted by society and having the co-activities in social
development. The result of research were found that the strategy on social development of local
cholars in Khon Kaen province can be divided in many ways as follow;
1. Strategy of the co-operation
1.1. To have Self-development in order to be accepted in the way of life-living, having
morality, leadership and being the person of learning.
1.2. To create the system of co-working by opening the opportunity to members or
network for having co-thinking and doing and co-solving problems.
1.3. To create the system of sharing knowledge to each others with hospitality.
1.4. To link the co-operation with persons and agencies of private and government in
order to reach the learning source, budget and other resources.
2. Strategy on the local scholars
2.1 Development based on the way of life with having hospitality during human
beings with human beings and buman beings with nature.
2.2. To apply the local wisdom and modern wisdom together in order to use co-benefit
and know how to select the appropriate local wisdoms.
2.3 To bring the doctrine of Buddhism as being the way for life-living, especially the
doctrine 'One is his own self-refuge.'
3. Strategy on the sustainable development
3.1 To aim at the human being development with quality for giving knowledge of
seeing through the society's trick and change.
3.2 To create the network of co-operation in all levels for having the broader
participation.
3.3. To focus on the development based on reality of life with sincerity.
The research could be summarized that the strategies on social development of local
scholars in Khon Kaen province had focused on human being development with quality, co-
operation of villagers, integration on local wisdom and modern wisdom, promotion to have self-
refuge and hospitality to others in community and making the network for being as the tool of co-
operation.