PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY GARBAGE MANAGEMENT IN NONG KUNG SAWAN SUB-DISTRICT, KOSUM PHISAI DISTRICT, MAHA SARAKHAM PROVINCE

Abstract

This study was to investigate the level of people’s participation in community garbage management and to compare the level of people’s participation in community garbage management in villages in Nong Kung Sawan sub–district, Kosum Phisai district, Maha Sarakham province. The samples were 373 people selected by using the Table of Taro Yamane and Simple Random Sampling. The research tool was a questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F–test. The results were as follows:

1.    According to the data, it was found that the overall of people’s participation in community garbage management in Nong Kung Sawan sub-district was moderate. The participation's four moderate–rated areas were decision-making, benefits, management, and evaluation.


2.    The comparison of the opinion of people’s participation in community garbage management in Nong Kung Sawan sub-district, classified by sex, educational background, and occupation the overall and all aspects, was not different.


3.    The comparison of the opinion of people’s participation in community garbage management in Nong Kung Sawan sub-district, classified by ages, the overall was not different which classified by types of participation was decision making and evaluation was different by the statistic significant at .05 level. The participation showed that the benefits and management were not different.


4.   The comparison of the residency in the area of the people’s participation in community garbage management in Nong Kung Sawan sub–district, classified by ages the overall was not different classified by types of participation in the evaluation was different by the significant at .05 level. The participation in decision-making, operation and receiving shared benefits was not different.