Development of ecotourism management potential by the participation of the community A case study of Ban Yaeng Subdistrict, Nakhon Thai District, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

           The objectives of this study were to study: 1) the level of participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund, 2) to compare the opinions to the participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund, and 3) to study the suggestions for promoting and developing the participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund. This study applied Quantitative Research with Survey Research. The sample was 145 network partners. The data were collected by employing the questionnaire  and analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test with One-Way ANOVA.
          The research results were as follows: 1) The level of participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund was at a high level. 2) The comparison of the opinion to the participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund by considering the personal factors, it was found that the network partners who had different personal factors had no different opinions to the participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund. 3) The suggestions for promoting and developing the participation of the network partners in the operation of the local health security fund were that the network partners should set the policies and strategies to support the operation of the local health security fund for the policy focusing on the participation in province, district, and subdistrict to increase the efficiency in the participation in doing the activities such as the assignment and plans/activities, give the committee controlling, following and checking the results of working, and give the network partners to participate in working thoroughly.