PEOPLE’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION ACCORDING TO SUJJARITA PRINCIPLES AT MABTAPUT SUB-DISTRICT, MUANG DISTRICT, RAYONG PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the level of political participation of people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province; 2. To study the relationship between Sujaritadhamma principles and political participation of people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province; and 3. To study the approaches to promote political participation of people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province, conducted by the mixed research methods. The quantitative research collected data from 398 samples using questionnaires. The data were analyzed using statistics, frequency, percentage, mean, and hypothesis testing using t-test and F-test. The hypothesis was tested by analyzing the relationship between the Sujarittadhamma principles and political participation of people. The qualitative research used in-depth interviews with 9 key informants. The data were analyzed by descriptive interpretation.

The research results were found that: 1. The level of political participation of the people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province is very high ( = 3.91 S.D. = 0.30) 2. The results of the hypothesis testing were found that the principle of Sujaritta 3 had a positive relationship with the political participation of the people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province at a moderate level. Therefore, the research hypothesis was accepted. 3. The guidelines for promoting political participation of the people at Map Ta Phut Sub-District, Mueang District, Rayong Province according to the principle of Sujaritta 3, by overall, were at a high level  by following the law and election rules, protesting to demand the rights that are stipulated by law with fair and neutral speech, being a communicator that was beneficial to the local community and society, living together in society with good intentions for society as a whole, and the principles of governance, exercising the right to consider politicians from their work objectively and reasonably, giving them work opportunities, following political movements and analyzing and distinguishing with reason.