The Pattern of Prevention and Resolution Development of Quarrel and Violence Problems of Vocational Students in Mahasarakham Province

Abstract

This research aimed 1) study the level of the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province; 2) study the factor affecting the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province; and 3) to create a pattern of the prevention and resolution development of quarrel and violence problems of vocational students in Mahasarakham province. Research studies using a combination of quantitative research and qualitative research. Quantitative research data from the sample consisted of 400 people who were studying in vocational education in Mahasarakham province area, obtained through a sampling basing on Taro Yamane’s formula. The data were analyzed by computer program on frequency distribution, This research aimed 1) study the level of the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province; 2) study the factor affecting the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province; and 3) to create a pattern of the prevention and resolution development of quarrel and violence problems of vocational students in Mahasarakham province. Research studies using a combination of quantitative research and qualitative research. Quantitative research data from the sample consisted of 400 people who were studying in vocational education in Mahasarakham province area, obtained through a sampling basing on Taro Yamane’s formula. The data were analyzed by computer program on frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The qualitative research is the developmental focus group discussion in brainstorming to criticize by 20 experts, academician, concerned persons and vocational students who had history about quarrel and violence problems and their parents; they were selected by purposive sampling. Then it will be a recommendation to perfectly improvement form the expertise and academician around 5 persons; they were selected by purposive sampling. The analysis method was the Content Analysis.

The research results were found as follows: 

1. The quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province was generally found at medium level ( = 2.44, S.D. = 0.989), considering each aspect, all of them could be rated by mean score in descending order as follows : the action was at medium level ( = 2.44, S.D. = 1.015) and the speech was at medium level ( = 2.43, S.D. = 1.010) respectively.

2. The factor affecting the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in Mahasarakham province were the society and environment, the factors form the parties, time and place and the emotional Intelligence; The regression coefficients raw score were 0.507, 0.215, 0.126 and 0.094. The regression coefficients standard scores were 0.511, 0.222, 0.131 and 0.091. These variables could predict the quarrel and violence behaviours of vocational students in MahaSarakham province for 78.60% (R2= 0.786, F = 362.556) by statistical significant at .05 levels.

3. The pattern of prevention and resolution development of quarrel and violence problems of vocational students in Mahasarakham province were; strengthening the emotional intelligence, morals and ethics and social perception to vocational students, Promoting self-defense does not contribute to the cause of quarrel and violence problems, Reduction the opportunities of quarrel and violence problems from the factor of time and place, society and environment; these led to an effective management competency of The Pattern of Prevention and Resolution Development of Quarrel and Violence Problems of Vocational students in Mahasarakham province.