Development of Volunteer Graduates' Project in Improving the Quality of Life of Children and Youth at Ban Chalako Manang Dalam Subdistrict, Sai Buri District, Pattani Province
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This research paper presents the results and analysis of the role of volunteer graduates in improving the quality of life of children and youth at Ban Chalako Manang Dalam Subdistrict, Sai Buri District, Pattani Province. The sample group consisted of 1 volunteer graduate, 1 volunteer mentor, 5 children aged between 10 to 18 years old, 5 community leaders, 7 women, and 5 elderlies. As a qualitative study, group discussions, face-to-face interviews, and non-participatory observations were adopted for data collection. The results indicated that the volunteer graduates played an essential role in developing a proposition for development and designing activities with the community, such as an elderly visit by youth, sports competitions, and the establishment of youth organizations to promote voluntary activities, such as graveyard cleaning. At least 4 areas of the activities were formed, namely 1) relationship building, 2) wisdom, 3) self-development, and 4) knowledge and skills.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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