THE OPINION OF THE FIRST YEAR REGULAR LAY STUDENTS TOWARDS WELCOMING CEREMONY: MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY ISAN CAPMPUS, ACADEMIC YEAR 2559 B.E.

Abstract

              This study was survey research. The researcher aimed to study: 1) The personal factors of the first year regular lay students of Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus, academic year 2559 B.E.,2) The opinion of the first year lay regular students towards welcoming ceremony, and 3) The suggestions to develop creative activities welcoming ceremony. There were 128 respondents. It was found that the majority percent of the first year lay regular students (67.96) were female and 32.04 percent were male. Their ages were between 18-19 years old (39.10 percent), and majority percent of the respondents (39.10) are studying in English Major. For the overall opinion of the first year regular lay students towards welcoming ceremony, it was at high mean ( ̅=3.59) level.