The Development of the Household Accounting by Means of the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in the Women Group at Moo 4 Tha Chang, Wiset Chaichan District, Ang Thong Province

Abstract

The purposes of this quantitative research were 1) to study the revenue-expenditure data and problems of doing household accounting in Moo 4, Tha Chang, Wiset Chai Chan district, Ang Thong province; and 2) to develop the household accounting by means of the philosophy of sufficiency economy. The sample groups in this research were 20 leaders of housewife groups who have participated in the project on development for quality of life and enhancement for revenue in grassroots community for 2022 fiscal year, faculty of education, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat university. The research instruments consisted of 1) the household accounting survey form; 2) the household accounting workshop plan; 3) the household accounting test; and 4) the household accounting monitoring and evaluation form. The statistics used in data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired sample t-test. The findings were as follows 1) the revenue-expenditure accounting, on average, was found to be in close agreement in a range between 5,000-10,000 Baht; the overall problems on household accounting were at a moderate level (=3.44), owing to the external factors, and 2) the average on household accounting after attending the workshop was higher than before one. This result was a statistically significant difference at the .05 level. Every leader of the housewife group has been continuously taking and doing household accounting.