The ASEAN Youth’s Perspectives on Local Play:
their Perception and the Lessons Learned
Purposes
1. To study the ASEAN youth’s perception of local play
2. To identify the lessons learned from local play
Samples
48 university students from Thailand,
Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia
English and Cultural ASEAN youth camp
6 local play stations – a stimulus
Research tools
a questionnaire and in-depth interview
6 local play stations
1. Rice Grain / London Bridge
2. Mon hiding handkerchief
or Duck, Duck, Goose
3. Walking on coconut shells
4. Running in rice sacks
5. Tossing rubber rings
6. Bamboo dance
Findings
1. The youth’s perception of local play
1.1 their previous experience of local play
Mon hiding the handkerchief
4.13 high
Rice grain
Tossing rubber rings
4.00 high
3.92 high
Findings
1.2 their awareness of local play
Rice grains
4.27 highest
Mon hiding the handkerchief
Tossing rubber rings
4.17 high
4.08 high
Findings
2. The lessons learned from local play
Unity and harmony
24
Friendship
15
Language and culture
13
Fun
8
Team working
6
Recall of childhood
6
6 local play stations
1. Rice Grain / London Bridge
2. Mon hiding handkerchief
or Duck, Duck, Goose
3. Walking on coconut shells
4. Running in rice sacks
5. Tossing rubber rings
6. Bamboo dance