Critical Participatory Action Research to Create an Integrated Waste Management Model and Mechanism Based on School and Community Participation

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This research aims to create and to synthesize the integrated waste management model and mechanism based on the participation of schools and the community. The study site was located in the Koh Wai sub-district in the Pak Phli district of the Nakhon Nayok Province. The subjects were divided into the following two groups: 1) community leaders and members twenty-two subjects; and 2) teachers and students twenty subjects. The study method was critical participatory action research (CPAR). The CPAR process consisted of a reconnaissance phase and an action research phase. The data collection was conducted using participatory and non-participatory observation, in-depth interviews and the dialogue technique. Content analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The research found that the integrated waste management model and mechanism consisted of four element (4Cs): 1) create a public sphere for becoming an area for communicative practices and lead to an inclusive opinion, with the same understanding and unanimity; 2) change learning by doing and socialization activities; 3) change understanding consisted of change in feelings, including self-esteem, good attitudes to waste management, awareness of waste problems and a change in knowledge, including knowledge of waste management and separation method; and 4) change behavior, including reduction, separation, and disposal. These behaviors depended on three conditions: income, environmental awareness, and charity.