POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE IN CHAIYAPHUM PRIVINCE

Abstract

The research purposes were 1) to study the political participation of people in Chaiyaphum Province; 2) to study the Political factors affecting political participation of people in Chaiyaphum Province; and 3) to propose guidelines for development and supportpolitical participation of people in Chaiyaphum Province. This was the mixed method research. The quantitative research The population was the people aged 18 years and over living in the area of the Chaiyaphum Province the sample group was the 400 people determined using Taro Yamane's formula, the quantitative research instrument was the questionnaire; and the qualitative research sample group was the 32 local leader of district in Chaiyaphum Province, the qualitative research instrument was the in-depth interview form. The quantitative data analysis statistics were the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way Analysis of Variance, and multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data analysis used the content analysis method. The results of the research were found that

1. The political factors of the people in Chaiyaphum province, overall, are at a moderate level, with four aspects rated high and one aspect rated moderate. The average values, arranged from highest to lowest, are as follows: political awareness, political attitudes, perception of political information, government operations, and returns from political groups, respectively.
2. The political participation of the people in Chaiyaphum province, overall, is at a moderate level. The average scores in various aspects, ranked from highest to lowest, are as follows: the exercise of voting rights, participation in political activities, establishment and membership in political groups, roles according to constitutional provisions, and political gatherings, respectively.
3. The factors related to the returns from political groups, the operational factors of the government sector, and the factors concerning political awareness influence the political participation of the people in Chaiyaphum Province.