Ways of life based on the principle of the sufficiency economy philosophy and people’s participation and quality of life in Chainat province

Abstract

In this dissertation, the researcher examines (1) the level of ways of life based on the principle of the sufficiency economy philosophy and people’s participation and quality of life in Chai Nat province; investigates (2) the ways of life based on the principle of the sufficiency economy philosophy affecting the quality of life of people in Chai Nat province; and studies (3) the participation affecting the quality of life of the people under study.           
            The method of quantitative survey research was employed with a questionnaire as a research instrument. The analysis unit was at a group level consisting of 269 heads of households residing in the sufficiency economy village in Chai Nat province. The technique of multiple regression analysis was used for the hypothesis test. Findings are as follows. 1) The level of opinions of heads of the households on ways of life based on the principle of the sufficiency economy philosophy overall was at an agreed level and the level of opinions of heads of the households on the principle of people participation overall was at an agreed level. 2) Ways of life based on the principle of the sufficiency economy philosophy affecting the quality of life of the people in Chai Nat province significant level of .01. They could be explanatory of the ways of life of the people in Chai Nat province at 64.10 percent. 3) People’s participation affecting the quality of life of the people in Chai Nat province significant level of .01. They could be explanatory of the quality of life of the people in Chai Nat province at 72.50 percent.