The Operational Guidelines for Digital Community Centers under Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education

Abstract

The objectives of this research were (1) to explore the operations of digital community centers, (2) to compare the opinions about the operations of digital community centers of responsible persons, (3) to compare the opinions about the operations of digital community centers of service recipients, and (4) to propose the operational guidelines for digital community centers.
This study employed a quantitative research methodology and used the concept of the 5 aspects of operational steps. The scope of research was digital community centers under Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education. The samples comprised 89 responsible persons, 362 service recipients, and 7 experts. The research data were collected through interview form, questionnaires, and appropriateness evaluation form, and analyzed with percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and one-way analysis of variance.
The major findings were as follows:
1. On the opinions about the operations of digital community centers of responsible persons and service recipients aspect, it was at the high level.
2. On the comparison of the opinions about the operations of digital community centers of responsible persons classified by gender, educational level, and work experience aspect, it showed that it had no significant difference at the statistical level of .05.
3. On the comparison of the opinions about the operations of digital community centers of service recipients classified by gender and educational level aspect, it showed that its overview had no difference while it had a significant difference for the age factor at the statistical level
of .05.
4. On the operational guidelines for digital community centers aspect, it was at the highest level. It was found that there should be modernized media, separate place, budget preparation, knowledgeable staff, various activities, and public participation.

The knowledge from this research is beneficial for school administrators and educational agencies to plan and improve the digital community centers more efficiently.