Fostering Learning and Innovative Behavior in Adult Learners Through Learning and Innovation Platforms
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Transforming local communities to foster sustainable careers for adults through the development of community-driven innovations presents a challenge in this era. This study examines the enhancement and development of community innovation through the Learning and Innovation Platform (LIP), and to investigates the innovative behavior of community members who were developed through the LIP. Participants consisted of 64 community members selected through volunteer sampling. The LIP, including 4 activities, was employed to enhance and develop community innovation and innovative behavior. Utilizing a quasiexperimental one-group design with the multi-measurement. The Community Innovative Behavior Scale (CIBS) was used to measure innovative behavior. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the innovative behavior. Repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to evaluate the mean differences in innovative behavior scores, with pairwise comparisons performed using the Bonferroni post hoc test. The results revealed that the community innovation product was germinated brown rice powder packaged in sachets, recognized as a healthy product with excellent nutritional benefits. This outcome highlights the advancement of community innovation through the LIP which encompasses four key development activities. The innovative behavior indicates an increase to a high level in the posttest which represents an improvement from the moderate level measured in the pretest. Then the innovative behavior remained at a high level during the follow-up measurement.
DOI: 10.21554/hrr.092606
Institution: Lampang Rajabhat University
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204947833