Roles of People in Community Development Based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, Ban Lai Ngaw 1, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

This article aimed to 1) study the roles of people in community development based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, and 2) compare the roles of people in community development based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Ban Lai Ngao 1, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province, classified by personal factors. This study employed a quantitative research design. The population consisted of people living in Ban Lai Ngao 1, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province. The sample comprised 234 people, determined using the Krejcie and Morgan formula. Data were collected using questionnaires. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test. The results of the study found that: 1) the roles of people in community development based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy were at a high level overall, and when considered by aspect, all aspects were at a high level, in descending order of mean: participation in decision-making; 2) a comparison of the roles of people in community development based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, classified by personal factors, revealed that people with different genders, ages, education levels, and occupations did not have significantly different roles. However, people with different incomes and lengths of residence in the community had significantly different roles at the 0.05 statistical significance level.