APPLICATION OF SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATHOM ASOKE COMMUNITY IN NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE

Abstract

                The objectives of this research are to: 1)study level of perception of  the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, quality of life and application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Pathom Asoke community in Nakhon Pathom province; 2) compare the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy,  as classified by personal factors; 3) study the relationship between perception  of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and quality of life with the application  of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy; and 4) identify guidelines for application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy to improve quality of life for Pathom  Asoke Community. The sample of this study was 125 residents of Pathom  Asoke Community derived by simple random sampling and 10 key informants  derived by purposive sampling. The research instruments were a questionnaire  and in-depth interview guidelines. The collected data were analyzed by  percentage, mean,  standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance,  Pearson’s correlation coefficient and content analysis.
                The research findings showed that:
                1) Overall, the perception of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Pathom Asoke Community was at a high level, when considering in each  aspect. It was found that the perception of the moral condition was at the  highest level. Overall, the quality of life of Pathom Asoke Community was at  a high level. Specifically, the aspect of Thai values instillation was at the highest  level. The application of the Sufficiency Economy  Philosophy of Pathom   Asoke Community in overall was at a high level.
                2) Pathom Asoke Community residents with differences in sex,  educational level, community status, residential duration and experience in the  Sufficiency Economy Philosophy differently applied the Sufficiency Economy  Philosophy with a statistical significant level at .05.
                3) The perception of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and quality of  life highly corelated to the  application of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy with  a statistical significant level at .05.
                4) The guidelines for application of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy  foun that Pathom Asoke Community should train themselves and learn to live  simply and sufficiently. They should live a moral life, be self-reliant, enthusiastic,  responsible for community affairs, and perseverant.

Article history : Accepted 24 April 2015
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