The Development of a Learning Center Management Model Based on the New Agricultural Theory Concepts Suitable for the Elderly Society

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to study the factors of learning center management based on the concepts of new agriculture that are suitable for the elderly society. And 2) to study the development of a learning center management model based on the new agriculture theory concepts suitable for the elderly society. It is exploratory mixed research. It combines qualitative research for in-depth exploration to determine the variables that will be used in quantitative research. The samples used in qualitative research were divided into 5 groups: a group of 4 new theory agricultural learning center administrators, a group of 3 community learning center management experts, a group of 13 administrators from the department of older persons affairs, and a group of 4 elderly school administrators total 13 people. The population is the elderly living in Chachoengsao Province, 121,318 people. The sample is the elderly living in Chachoengsao Province determine the absence of samples using the tables of Crazy and Morgen, 384 people. The research tool was a structured interview and a 5-point estimation questionnaire. Data were analyzed by frequency, mean, standard deviation, second-order confirmatory component analysis, and content analysis
           The results of the research were as follows: 1) the results of the second-order confirmatory factor analysis of the management of learning centers according to the concept of new agriculture theory suitable for the elderly society. The model consistency check index was χ² = 49.80, df = 37, p-value = 0.007, RMSEA = 0.033, GFI = 0.976 and AGFI = 0.942. The management of the learning center according to the new theory agriculture concept that is suitable for the aging society consists of 5 elements, which are sorted by weight as follows: group aspect (GROUP: 0.98), director aspect (DIRECTOR: 0.96), rules aspect (RULES: 0.89), aspect activities (ACTIVITY: 0.85) and funds (FUND: 0.81). And 2) the development of a learning center management model based on the concept of new agricultural theory suitable for the elderly society is appropriate and possible.