Guidelines for Enhancement of Potential in Self-Development for Career Creation among the Elderly in Wat Yom Community, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to study the need in self-development potential enhancement; 2) to determine the competency in self-development potential enhancement; and 3) to propose guidelines in self-development potential enhancement for career creation in the subdistrict of the elderly in Wat Yom community, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. This research was qualitative research with a semi-structured in-depth interview as a research tool used with 18 key informants who had a stake in community development. Data were analyzed by finding common characteristics and conclusions. The research results found that 1) the need in self-development for career creation in the subdistrict of the elderly was career development in the community from the policy of government that was distributed to the local area to provide, not from the community's needs. Meanwhile, the elderly had a social need to establish a school for the elderly to bring the elderly out of the house, including creating recreational activities for creative group gatherings, such as career development, learning to make household items for daily life, doing activities to stimulate the economy to reduce costs, exercising, 2) there were determining the competence of self-development for career creation in the subdistrict of the elderly to develop careers, such as making products in the group, household items to promote the economy, study tours, developing activities to make products for home use and bring them to sell in the community, and 3) guidelines for enhancing the potential in self-development for career creation in the subdistrict of the elderly in Wat Yom community, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, were characterized by providing knowledge and understanding by having lecturers provide knowledge to support career group formation, creating activities to promote local career groups by supporting budgets, materials, equipment, and tools that were appropriate for occupations in order to create strength in occupations, including monitoring, evaluating, and improving and developing to the needs of self-development for career creation of the elderly in reality.