Authors : Thawatchai Traithip , Sunthorn Kohtbantau and Pairote Baojai
Abstract: Forests are natural resources that are extremely essential in both of material values and by-products obtained from them for use. The effects of deforestation consequently lead to soil quality degradation, water scarcity and many more other natural disasters. It is important to have a potential method in helping protect and solve the deteriorated conditions of the forests to return to their fertility. The purposes of this doctoral research were to develop the training model for Community Environmental Leaders (CELs) on Forest Resource Conservation (FRC) according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), to study and compare knowledge, attitude and practices on FRC before and after training. The sample consisted of 30 CELs. The instruments used for collecting data included the training model and lesson plans, the test on knowledge, the attitudes scale and the questionnaire pertaining the FRC. The research design, was the one-group pretest and posttest design. The colleted data were analyzed by the uses of percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test. The results of the study were as follows: The developed training model for CELs on forest resource conservation according to SEP comprised of seven steps: past and present situation analysis, future situation forecast, problem identification and prioritization, problem-cause analysis, solution recommendation, collaboration task-role agreement and collaborative learning lesson summarization. The community environmental leaders had knowledge, attitudes and practices after training at the high level, which were higher than before training (p<0.05).
Thawatchai Traithip , Sunthorn Kohtbantau and Pairote Baojai , 2008. The Development of the Training Model for Community Environmental Leaders on Forest Resource Conservation According to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 905-908.