Establishment of Roi Et Rajabhat University: Urbanization and Policy Reflection

Abstract

              This research paper aims to study the reflection of urbanization of communities surrounding
Roi Et Rajabhat University. As a qualitative research, the selected research areas by using a specific method were the communities surrounding Roi Et Rajabhat University. They consisted of Tambon Koh Kaew and Tambon Tha Muang, Selaphum District, Roi Et Province. The target group consisted of 15 key informants. In-depth interview and focus group discussion were used in collecting data. The data analyzed by using descriptive and interpretive methods     

              The study found that the establishment of Roi Et Rajabhat University was achieved through the support of the local community and the strong community leaders, government officer, local politicians, national politician, and the executive and personnel of Roi Et Rajabhat University who were the most important in the pioneer era. The reflection from the urbanization of the communities surrounding Roi Et Rajabhat University consists of Social Aspect; Education: providing opportunities for people in the area to enter the higher education level, can apply knowledge to establish social and economic identity, Urban lifestyle: the area surrounding the university has grown in both the physical changes and the way of life, people can access more convenience, Religious Binding: monk developers have to work harder because people who were the mainstay had entered the routine work, On the adoption of regulations that come with urbanization. In coping with the uncertainty of the career that depends on the students: Economic growth in surrounding communities partly depends on the number of students; it caused some people adapted by having supplementary occupation. The environment, the problems of flooding, garbage, traffic and the lack of expert in urban planning, Area management under changing land use and urbanization: being the University City, being the area of dormitories, the commercial buildings, the entertainment places, and the agricultural area.