People’s participation in the master plan to promote cultural tourism of Koh Kret community, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi

Abstract

Abstract

        This research aims to study the people’s participation in the master plan to promote cultural tourism of Koh Kret, Pak Kret Nonthaburi province andways to solve problems in the master plan to promote cultural tourism of Koh Kret community, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi.
The sample of this study consisted of 300 personnel of communities in Koh Kret community, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The research instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The statistical procedures employed included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and One-Way ANOVA.

The research findings were as follows:

1. The people’s participation in the master plan to promote cultural tourism as a whole were at a moderate level. When considering each aspect, it was found that moderately in terms of conceptualization, planning and decision making, implementation and operation, and receipt and sharing of benefits. In terms of monitoring and evaluation was low level.

2. The most problem in the Koh Kret community is garbage problem. People of Koh Kret community, Pak Kret Nonthaburi province suggest that the community leaders or those involved got more campaign for sellers, local residents and tourists to have maintained clean, dispose of garbage in disposable position andmerchants change to use materials that are easy to destroy such as banana leaf,container made of paper, etc. The community leaders should got more promote the people in a consistent mannerpromotion when there were activities or projects to the public knew each other continuously.