The community member’s satisfaction of self-reliant community management according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in Borthong village, Borthong sub-district, Bang Rakam district, Phitsanulok

Abstract

This research purposed to study and compare the community member’s satisfaction of self-reliant community management according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in Borthong village, Moo 2, Borthong sub-district, Bang Rakam district, Phitsanulok province. The data, which were collected by questionnaires, were drawn from 400 respondents. The statistical methods employed in the data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance.

            The research findings revealed that: The community member’s satisfaction of self-reliant community management according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, is that, the overall average was found at high level, and considering each aspect ordered from highest to lowest as follows: 1) focus on the society development according to the concept of sufficiency economy 2) the quality of life 3) environmental conservation 4) competitiveness of the agricultural sector and 5) the management of water resources, respectively.

            In addition, comparison results of the average community member’s satisfaction by personal factors showed that the samples with different gender was not statistically significant with satisfaction of self-reliant community management according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, but with different age, educational level and monthly income was statistically significant with satisfaction of self-reliant community management according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy at level 0.05.