PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF NONTHAN SUBDISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, MUEANG NONG BUA LAMPHU DISTRICT, NONG BUA LAMPHU PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1) the participation of the people in the local development of the local administrative organization, 2) to compare the level of public participation in local development classified by gender and education level, and 3) to suggest guidelines for developing public participation in local development. The sample group in this research was the people in Non Sub-district. The sample size was determined using Taro Yamane's formula, resulting in 372 people. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.815. The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive statistics, including numbers, percentages, means, and standard deviations for general data of the sample group. Inferential statistics were T-test and F-test.

The research results found that:

          1) The public participation in local development is at a high level overall. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest average value is participation in evaluation, followed by participation in operations, and the aspect with the lowest average value is participation in receiving benefits. 2) The results of the comparison of the level of public participation in local development classified by gender and education level show that overall, people of different genders and education levels have no different participation in local development. 3) Suggestions for developing public participation include organizing forums or meetings to give people the opportunity to express their opinions and provide feedback on projects or development plans, such as organizing public meetings at the sub-district level, public meetings.