Community Participation and Quality of Life Management at the District Level in Sisaket

Abstract

          The objective of this research was to study 1) the characteristic of community participation and quality of life management at the District level in Sisaket Province, 2) the process of stimulating community participation and quality of life management at the District level in Sisaket Province, 3) the government sector’s role in encouraging community participation and quality of life management at the District level in Sisaket Province by qualitative research. The key informants were a total 31 as personnel in the public sector, private sector, and civil society. The method of key informants’ selection was used by mixed sampling between purposive sampling together with snowball sampling. Data were collected by in-depth interviews. Non-participatory observation, content analysis as well as presentation of information in a descriptive form.
          The research findings were as follows.
          1. The characteristic of community participation and quality of life management is participation in decision making. Implementation and self-evaluation, including participation in both dimensions of strategic management and leadership for administration and management of the project.
          2. The process of stimulating community participation was stimulated the project on development of the quality of life of people in the form of "presentation by the people for the people”
          3. The government sector’s roles in stimulating community participation by being a stimulant. directing or supervising and promoting as well as supporting relevant information or knowledge.