HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OF PATHUMTHANI PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to explore the level of human resources development of Pathumthani Provincial Administrative Organization and 2) to compare the opinion towards on human resources development of Pathumthani Provincial Administrative Organization divided by personal characteristics. This study was survey research. The samples included in this research were based on simple random sampling techniques with a total number of 215 personnel who are government employees, permanent employees, hired employees and general employees of Pathumthani Provincial Administrative Organization. The data collection was conducted by using a set of self-administered questionnaires. The data is analyzed by using descriptive statistics in terms of frequencies, percentage, means, and standard deviation. In addition, t-test and F-test were also applied to the difference testing. The study found that: 1) the overall level of human resources development was at a high level. Individually, each aspect was at a high level, of which the highest mean scores were training aspect, development aspect and education aspect respectively. 2) When comparing the opinion towards on human resources development of Pathumthani Provincial Administration, it revealed that difference in individual characteristics including education, type of personnel, and work experiences resulting in differences personnel’s opinions on human resources development at significant level at .05.