MANAGEMENT OF DON KHA VILLAGE PRODUCTION SAVINGS FUND PHROM KHIRI DISTRICT NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1) the level of members' opinions towards the management of Don Kha Village Savings Fund for Production, 2) compare members' opinions towards the management of Don Kha Village Savings Fund for Production, and 3) members' suggestions towards the management of Don Kha Village Savings Fund for Production. The sample group was 367 members of the Ban Don Kha Production Savings Fund using the Krejcie and Morgan formula (Krejcie and Morgan, 1970). The research instrument was a questionnaire. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and data analysis for hypothesis testing using the T-Test.

          The research results found that

1. The members' opinions on the management of the Ban Don Kha Savings Fund for Production were generally at a high level. The aspect with the highest average value was coordination, and the aspect with the lowest average value was planning.
2. The comparative analysis of members' opinions on the management of the Ban Don Kha Production Savings Fund, Phrom Khiri District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, classified by personal factors, found that members of different genders had different opinions with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. Age, occupation, education level, and monthly income did not have different opinions.
3. Recommendations 1) Policy-wise, there should be training for members to systematically develop a fund development plan and the structure, roles and responsibilities of the committee should be clearly defined. 2) Operationally, there should be an enhancement of knowledge and understanding of fund management through education, training and field trips for members to gain clear knowledge leading to actual work.