DEVELOPING A MODEL OF COMMUNITY DEMOCRACY: A CASE STUDY OF KLONG TAKIAN COMMUNITY, PHRANAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to study: (1) a model of community democracy; and (2) factors affecting the development of community democracy in Klong Takian Community, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. A questionnaire has been used for this quantitative study to collect data from 371 samples selected by Stratified Random Sampling Technique (SRS). The data has been analyzed by descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation; and inferential statistics using Multiple Regression Analysis. The results are as follows: 1) The relationships between the democratic pathway and the model of community democracy are at a high level with the statistically significant level at .05, contributing to the four-step process of the community democracy including (1) collecting problems and needs concerned; (2) making a policy and a developing plan based on the collected problems and needs; (3) helping a community strengthen itself; and (4) assessing the outcomes.  2) A difference in religion is found to affect the model development of community democracy whereas differences in gender, age, income, and occupation do not affect the model development with the statistically significant level at .05.