MODEL DEVELOPMENT OF TRI SIKKHA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Abstract

     The objectives of this research were to 1) develop Model of Pro-environment Behavior Integrated with Tri Sikkha and Environmental Education (EE) for students, and 2) study exogenous latent variables that effect the endogenous latent variable of Pro-environmental behavior (PEB) through exogenous latent variable inspiration of public mind for environmental conservation (INS) for student in Bachelor’s Degree of ducation program in Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (NRRU). The population were 5,652 students of Faculty of Education in the 2^nd semester, academic year of 2016. The simple random sampling by ballot technique was used for data collecting from 411 students. The research instrument was the online questionnaire reliability statistic is 0.971 and model was validated by using LISREL. Structural Equation model (SEM) was used for model confirmation, which consistent with empirical data regarding ²=164.20, df=112, RMSEA=0.045, RMR=0.0026, GFI=0.94 และ AGFI=0.91.

            The results demonstrated that exogenous latent variable of Tri Sikkha (TF) and EE were able to explain the variation of endogenous variable of INS to cause PEB with prediction percentage of 63.00 and they were able to predict INS with percentage of 69.00. The Ins was most influence to PEB with effect of 0.76 and subsequences were TF and EE respectively. The EE was the most effect to INS with 0.60 and subsequence was TF.