APPLICATION OF THE SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY TO THE LIVELIHOOD OF BAN MAI SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, MUEANG PATHUM THANI DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

This study aims to: 1) Examine the level of application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the daily lives of employees and officials of Bangkadi Municipality, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province. 2) Compare the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the daily lives of employees and officials of Bangkadi Municipality, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province, classified by personal factors. This is a mixed methods research. The conceptual framework is based on the work of Jirayu Issarangkun Na Ayudhya. The population consists of 130 employees and officials of Bangkadi Municipality, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province. The sample size was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table, resulting in a total of 97 participants. The research instrument used was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test.

          The results of the study revealed that: 1) The overall level of application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the daily lives of employees and officials of Bangkadi Municipality, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province was high. When considering each aspect individually, it was found that all five aspects were at a high level. The aspect with the highest average was morality, followed by reasonableness, knowledge, moderation, and self-immunity, which had the lowest average. 2) The results of the comparison of the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the daily lives of employees and officials of Bangkadi Municipality, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province, classified by personal factors, showed that there were no significant differences in the application of the philosophy among those with different gender and length of service. However, there were statistically significant differences at the .05 level in the application of the philosophy among those with different ages, education levels, and income levels.