KKU International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Body of knowledge of water resources management for stability of water consumption in Khon Kaen province (2011-2020): Academic Document Synthesis

Nipapan Jensantikul — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This research has the objective of studying the body of knowledge in water resource management for water use security in Khon Kaen Province (2011–2020). This is qualitative research. The source of information used in the study were research reports, dissertations, research articles, and academic articles on water resource management in Khon Kaen Province published during 2011–2020 from the database used for searching. There are four sources for this academic writing: 1) Thai Digital Collection research database; 2) Thai Research Archive; 3) Research data search system, NESDB; and 4) Thai Journal Citation Index Center database. Conduct content analysis and data triangulation. The results of the research found that there were academic writings related to flooding, drought, wastewater, water for agriculture, and water for consumption, totaling 16 items, and there were academic writings not related to flooding, drought, wastewater, water for agriculture, and water for direct consumption, but the findings were linked to 15 items. The results of the analysis revealed that the body of knowledge was both explicit and tacit. Khon Kaen Province has implemented structural measures to help manage water in the area, such as the construction of check dams using local wisdom and applying modern technology to increase strength and extend lifespan. From the use of non-structural measures, such as the use of tax maps to solve the wastewater problem, and from the data in 31 academic writings, it was found that 13 laws and 2 community/village regulations were mentioned, which did not cover all the laws related to water management in Khon Kaen Province as a whole.

Work Patterns of Commuter in a Core City

Montri Phusrisom, Dusadee Ayuwat — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This study examined the work patterns of commuter in one of Thailand’s core cities, namely Khon Kaen, and identified the factors correlating with these work patterns. Quantitative research methods were used with individual units of analysis. The sample included 1,013 workers who were commuted to Khon Kaen Province. The sample was determined using random sampling from micro data reported in the Population Migration Survey Program by the National Statistical Office of Thailand and was collected from October to December, 2019. Descriptive and Chi-Square Statistics were used for analysis. The findings showed that of the commuter who commuted to work in Khon Kaen Province, 56.0% worked in the agricultural sector (agriculture, forestry, and fishing); 29.8% in the service sector (wholesale, retail, and motorcycle and automotive repair); and 14.2% in the industrial sector. Factors correlating with the work plans of this population (with a statistical significance of 0.05) included the worker’s sex, age, education level, and employment status, as well as their work hours per week, commuting plans, distance travelled per day, and monthly travel expenses.

CORRUPTION IS CRITICAL DISEASE: A Study of Conceptual Metaphor Toward Thai Language Users via Chat room involved in Political Issues

Thanapon Eakapont, Wirat Wongpinunwatana, Panpan Plangcharoensri — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Corruption is defined as cheating or utilizing power which is unfair in order to receive benefits associated with properties, positions, roles and others. This is considered as a negative phenomenon whereby language users bring conceptual metaphor concerning critical disease to comparatively describe with the corruption in political context. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze metaphorical expressions that reflect the conceptual metaphor CORRUPTION IS CRITICAL DISEASE through Thais according to Conceptual Metaphor Approach proposed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980). Data is collected from Chat room on Pantip website entitled Ratchadamnoen where political topics are mainly selected to discuss. The result revealed 35 metaphorical expressions which compare corruption is critical disease and they are grouped regarding to 5 lexical fields; 1. addressing terms of critical disease 2. Patient 3. Disease spreading 4. Disease effect 5. Treatment and Disease’s result. These reflect Thai language users perspective through conceptual metaphor CORRUPTION IS CRITICAL DISEASE that affects harmfully for social and national levels because their experiences which perceive critical disease symptoms and side effects are brought to comparatively interpret in order to recognize disadvantages of corruption. Therefore, corruption should be resolved or metaphorically, the disease must be medically cured from Thai society.

The Factors Influencing compliance with Ban Chiang Municipality Announcement to Control Tobacco Products in Ban Chiang Municipality, Nong Han, Udon Thani

Sirapapha Pinitmontri, Sungkom Suparatanagool — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influenced the compliance with Ban Chiang municipality announcement in order to control the tobacco products in Ban Chiang municipality, Nong Han district, Udon Thani. The data were collected by using the quality tested questionnaires with the sample of 356 cases, the population who were older than 15 and had registered in household of Ban Chiang municipality, from simple random sampling. The data were analyzed by using LISREL with Path analysis. The result revealed that the level of factors influencing the compliance with Ban Chiang municipality announcement in order to control the tobacco products in Ban Chiang municipality, Nong Han district, Udon Thani consisted of smoking (β=-0.21; P-value<0.01) and Perception (β=0.33; P-value<0.05), whereas the participation on issuing the announcement. Additionally, compliance with municipal announcements showed both direct and reverse influences. The compliance with that announcement was predicted from those factors at 61.0 percent (R2=0.61).

Assessment of Farmer Knowledge and Practices towards Rice GAP Standard in Namxouang Irrigation Development Area, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

Phoukeo Saokhamkeo, Rapee Dokmaithes, Jamnian Chompoo, Cherdpong Kheerajitt — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The objectives of the study aims to discover socio-economic background, assess knowledge and practices, and factors affecting farmers’ knowledge and practice on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP). The survey includes 70 samples in Namxouang irrigation development area, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. Interviews were used for data collection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyze farmer knowledge, practices, and factors influencing farmer knowledge and practices towards rice GAP standards. The findings revealed that the overall average of farmer knowledge and practices related to rice GAP were 0.54 and 0.45, respectively, meaning that their knowledge was at a moderate level and their practices were moderate. On the other hand, gender, experience, annual income, and amount of credit had a significantly positive influence on farmer knowledge towards rice GAP standards; while media perception and amount of credits had significantly influenced farmer practices towards rice GAP. In conclusion, training courses are required to increase farmer knowledge and practices on rice production at GAP standards, to help them improve rice quality and productivity in the study area.

Lanterns, Name Planks, Ancestral Portraits: Maintaining Chinese-Ness in the Identity Development of Chinese Malaysians

Teresa Wai See Ong, Selim Ben Said — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

Past historical events, government policies, and various levels of acculturation have given rise to new and distinct identities for the contemporary Chinese Malaysian community. Expressly, while the Chinese represent a distinct ethnolinguistic group, centuries of acculturation have made them part of the fabric of Malaysian society. This qualitative study explores how they continue to define and represent their identity in the contemporary landscape of Malaysia. Data consist of (1) photos of artefacts collected from the home domain of five Chinese participants from Penang, a city culturally and linguistically influenced by a long history of Chinese settlement, and (2) semi-structured interviews with five participants. The findings show that the participants used three types of artefacts, namely cultural (lanterns), historical (name planks and ancestral portraits), and festive (ang pows, fireworks, decorations, and traditional dishes), to mark their identity in Penang. This study contributes to further understanding the role of artefacts in unveiling how they are integral to the complex interplay of identity, culture, and belonging of the Chinese community in Malaysia.

Definition Paradigm and Research Design in Public Administration

Atiyaphorn Chaiyarit, ATIPAT SINTARAKO — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This academic article aims to present the basic knowledge of research in Public Administration which consists of 3 main areas: definition of research in Public Administration, research paradigm and research design in Public Administration. The results of the study were found that 1) Public Administration research is the process of seeking knowledge, understanding facts, seeking answers, testing hypotheses, as well as developing of a new body of knowledge systematically with the goal of obtaining knowledge, understanding, facts, answers, conclusions, relationships of phenomena including new knowledge that is accurate and reliable on issues related to government administration public administration government or government agency including science related to government. 2) For research paradigm in Public Administration the researches arise and grow under different research paradigms. Such paradigm difference arises from different fundamental philosophies of research. That is to say, “Positivism” is the foundation of quantitative research; whereas, “anti-positivism” is the foundation of qualitative research. Understanding the research paradigm under the basic philosophy of research enables the researchers to clearly understand the differences in qualitative research and quantitative research for Public Administration. It also allows the researchers to understand the differences in the two types of research. This will lead to research designs that are appropriate to the research questions. 3) For research design in Public Administration, there are three types of research designs in Public Administration according to the basic philosophy of research. It consists of 1) quantitative research design, 2) qualitative research design, and 3) mixed-methodology research design. It can be seen that the aforementioned three basic knowledge will lead the researchers to develop appropriate research topics in Public Administration and can respond effectively to phenomena that the researchers are interested in studying.