Development and Implementation of Training Program for Traditional Dying and Weaving Skills to Promote Self-Sufficiency of Women in Preliterate Society

我们系统地观察了泰国前克伦社会的传统编织和染色技术，这些技术通过口头传统和身体技术代代相传。使用项目反应理论（现代测试理论）分析数据并评估每个技能的难度参数。这些结果是开发课程（“织物编织和染色技术教育培训计划”）的基础，以增加难度和在最适合技能获得的年龄教授技能。作为泰国公立学校职业教育的一部分，我们在试点基础上实施了该课程。我们还与泰国教育部有关部门讨论了如何在更大范围内实施该项目。

We systematically observed the traditional weaving and dyeing skills, passed down between generations through oral tradition and techniques of the body, in the preliterate Karen Society in Thailand. The data was analyzed and difficulty parameters assessed for each skill using the Item Response Theory(modern test theory). These results were the basis for developing a curriculum("Fabric Weaving and Dyeing Techniques Educational Training Program") to teach skills in order of increasing difficulty and at the most appropriate age for skill acquisition. We implemented the curriculum on a trial-basis as part of Thai Public School vocational education. We also discussed how to implement the program on a wider scale with the relevant members of the Thai Ministry of Education.