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A Participatory Development Strategy for Sugar Palm Plantation Community Kong-at, Chaiyan; Vongkamjan, Suphawan; Panyanuwat, Anurak; Gusolsatit, Thassanupan
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
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The objectives were 1) to create the development strategy for sugar palm plantation community, and 2) to experiment thedevelopment strategy for sugar palm plantation community in Keoychai Subdistrict, Chumseang District, Nakhon Sawan Province.Qualitative research and quantitative research approaches were used. The experiment group composed of 50 peoples that were dividedinto 10 peoples for each group and they were local scholars or knowledgeable peoples in the sugar palm, sugar palm owner, sugar palmproducers, suppliers of sugar palm product, community leaders and local leaders. Data collection and analysis were done withdocument, In-Depth interview, focus group discussion, observation and participatory action research. The analysis revealed that theimportant problem solving were the sugar palm plantation community at Keoychai District lacks of adaptation to suit with the prosperousperiod. The results of testing of system operation with the experimental group who were stakeholders, it was found that Unit 5: Toestablish a center of strategic development with the satisfaction of stakeholders at the highest level of 4.54 and satisfaction ofstakeholders with strategy development of overall average at the highest level of 4.51. The satisfaction of 60 visitors who came to visit,receive service and purchase the sugar palm product, the strategy of “watching, tasting, shopping, and taking photograph” by setting 4sites for the visitors, it was found that shopping site with the satisfaction of visitors at the high level of 4.06 and overall averagesatisfaction of visitors at the high level of 3.97.
Strategic Model for Development Planning of Subdistrict Administrative Organization Sawasdee, Thanakrit; Vongkamjan, Suphawan; Teawnukultham, Boonsaen
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 3 (2012): September 2012
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The research objectives were 1) to create the strategic model for development planning of Subdistrict AdministrativeOrganization (SAO), and 2) to experiment the strategic model for development planning of SAO. In this study had introduced the idea offive steps of development strategy combined with other theories and principle related to study strategic model for development planningof SAO. The participants were 221 peoples. Descriptive statistics was percent (%), mean ( X) and standard deviation (S.D.). Theinferential statistics Paired t-test was used for means comparison between before and after implementation achievement. The resultswere as followings : Planning, Plan Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Correcting, Adding and Changing, and Thinking Model ofDevelopment Strategy after implementation, the knowledge development strategy of participants ( X=7.20, 6.91, 6.78, 6.80, and 6.75),were higher than before implementation ( X=5.64, 4.85, 4.60, 4.52 and 4.42), therefore, the mean score of after implementationachievement was higher than before implementation with statistically significant at level of .01. 2). Satisfaction toward the implementationof the strategic model for development planning of SAO as a whole, had average with 4.23 at high level. The strategic model fordevelopment planning of SAO, in case of Keoychai SAO had derived from process with integration of idea of five steps of developmentstrategy combined with other related theories that can be actual use effectively to be a guideline for analysis the implementation created9 steps for conducting in this research that help to initiate results of oriented models for the preparation of development plans of the SAOcan be effectively implemented and successfully achievement, therefore SAO can make a good and suitable plan for the preparation oflocal development plans.
Strategy for Developing a Body of Knowledge on Graduate Entrepreneurship Sangkaew, Pimchanok; Vongkamjan, Suphawan; Chaipiboon, Somkiat
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013
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The objectives were 1) to create strategy for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship and 2) toexperiment strategies for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship. Qualitative research and quantitativeresearch approaches were used. Data collection and analysis were done with In-Depth interview and focus group discussionfor qualitative research. The experiment group composed of 60 students from Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University Maesotand was selected with Purposive Sampling Technique. The strategic for developing a body of knowledge on graduateentrepreneurship was composed of 3 system units as the followings.1. Changing attitudes 2. Organizing activities 3.Developing a sustainability. The experimental results of the 60 students showed that their post-test attitude mean score with4.33 , was higher than their pre-test attitude mean score with 3.03. In addition, 83.33 percents of the students gained a betterunderstanding on how to write a business plan, and they were able to real practice by setting up their own. The overalloutcome of the strategy for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship was at good level. Those trainedstudents had increased knowledge and ability of entrepreneurship than untrained with statistical significance at 0.0001. Therewere 56 students who can use body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship 60 students, 93.33 percents. Moreover, theyhave applied what they have learned into their real life. These outcomes have led us to believe that the students will be able tocontinue developing and improving themselves to be well-mannered entrepreneurs.