A Decision Making on the Election of People at Banphanthom Sub-district Phranakhon District, Bangkok

Abstract

The purposes of this independent study were: 1) To study the levels of a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok. ;2) To compare personal factors and a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok classified by personal factors; 3) To study the resolutions to a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok. This research applied a mixed research methodology. The samples used in this study consisted of 372 participants and 17 key informants. Instruments used in this study were research questionnaires and interview form. Statistics used to analyze quantitative data consisted of frequency, percentage,  mean and standard deviation. The research results were found that: The levels ofa decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok, in total in four aspects, were at high level.In particular, makingdecision on voting had the highest mean value, followed by evaluation and making numerical order of candidates, whereas, creating criteria in election had the lowest mean value. The compare personal factors and a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok classified by personal factors were people who had different status and educational levels had different levels of a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok. On the other hand, people who had different gender, age and monthly income had no different levels of a decision making on the election of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkok. And Suggestions on resolutions to a decision making on the election problems of people at Banphanthom Subdistrict, Phranakhon District, Bangkokare as follows: In terms of receiving lection information, involved agencies should have a public relation through various medias and set a timeline to identify the election processes from the beginning through the end. In terms of creating criteria in election, involved agencies should collect the data about policies of each political party and biography of each candidate and make a thorough announcement to the public. In terms of evaluation and making numerical order of each candidate, people should evaluate and make numerical order of each candidate with consideration on policies of political party, personal qualifications of each candidate, and their previous work performance. In terms of making decision on voting, people should make decision on voting based qualifications of each candidate together with policies of political party.