Residents’ Participation in Administration of Tambon Pho Yai Administration Organization, Phanomphrai District, Roi Et Province

Abstract

          The thematic paper’s objects were  1) explore residents’ participation in administration of Tambon Pho Yai Administration Organization in Roi Et province’s Phanom Phrai district, 2) compare their participation in its administration classified according to differences over their genders, ages, education backgrounds and occupations and, 3) examine their suggestions on its administration. The tool used for the research was the questionnaire containing thirty questions  endowed with five rating scales, possessing ranges of discrimination from .63 to .88 and the reliability for the whole questions at .98. Statistics utilized for analyzing data encompassed: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and F-test. Had differences over statistical significance been found, pair-wise differences over means would have been tested with Scheffe’s method and LS.D (Least-Significant Different) method. And the research’s findings were presented through tabulations with the descriptions. The research’s results were found ams follows:  Resident’s participation in administration of Tambon Pho Yai Administration Organization in Roi Et province’s Phanom Phrai district in the overall perspective of three aspects were at the middle level. Taking a single aspect into account, all three aspects were also found at the middle level. Those listed in descending order were: development planning, administration of the budget and equipment, and scrutiny of administration. Results of the hypothesis testing were found that differences over residents’ genders and ages were identically correlated with their participation in its administration; whereas those over their occupation backgrounds were strongly correlated with their participation in its administration following the statistical significance at. 05. But those over education were identically correlated with their participation in its scrutiny of administration; while those over development planning, administration of the budget and equipment were strongly correlated with their participation in its administration following the statistical significance at .05. Residents suggestions on participation in administration of Tambon Pho Yai Administration Organization in Roi Et province’s Phanom Phrai district in descending order of the first three frequencies were: 1) it should open the opportunities to them to participate in scrutinizing its administration of every aspect, 2) it should draw up development plans to cover all aspects of activities and, 3) it should open much more opportunities to them to take part in drawing up its development plans.