Communities' Participation for Subsidiary Job Creation of Senior Citizens in the Khok Klang District, Phanom Dong Rak District Surin Province

Abstract

Communities’ Participation for Subsidiary job creation of Senior Citizens in the Khok Klang district, Phanom Dong Rak district Surin Province. The purpose of this study was to study community participation in career development to generate income for the elderly in Khok Klang district, Phanom Dong Rak district Surin Province. The population used in this study was the elderly community leader. There were 414 samples. The questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, Standard deviation. The research found that Most of the respondents were male. Age is between 55-56 years. Average income per household is less than 10,000 bath/month. Income from occupation is less than 3,000 bath/month and most of them are members of agricultural group. Community participation in career development to generate income for the elderly. The highest level of community involvement was in terms of benefits, followed by community participation and professional development.