Project Evaluation on Youth volunteer Development to Care for the Disabled to Promote the Quality of Life for the Disabled, Pak Poon Municipality, Muang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

This research aimes to 1) study the knowledge and understanding of the youth in caring for the disabled. 2) study the practice of caring for the disabled and disseminating the knowledge of caring for the disabled to the families. The sample consisted of 100 volunteer youths who participated in the program on quality of life for the disabled. The tools used in the study were the questionnaire. The researcher divided the questionnaire into 4 parts as follows: General information of the respondents, Knowledge Test of Disabled Youth Volunteers, the level of practice and dissemination of youth knowledge in caring for people with disabilities, barriers and suggestions for caring for the disabled. Data were analyzed by means of percentage, means, and standard deviation. The results showed that: 1) There was a high level of knowledge about caring for the disabled at 99.6% higher than the critrea set at than 80%. The youth had a high level of knowledge. 2) The knowledge in caring for the disabled in the first three level were the home visit to observe the symptoms, the quick acquainted with disabilities. and the second. To help the disabilities who needed your help. 3) The activities should be organized continuously. There should be external lecturers to provide knowledge on various issues. It should be voluntary.