@article{MAKHILLTSS20127222299,
    title = {The Community Participatory in Solid Waste Management in Khongchai Pattana Municipality Khongchai District Kalasin Province, Thailand},
    journal = {The Social Sciences},
    volume = {7},
    number = {2},
    pages = {303-307},
    year = {2012},
    issn = {1818-5800},
    doi = {sscience.2012.303.307},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2012.303.307},
    author = {Surasak,Adisak,Choopug and},
    keywords = {Knowledge,attitude,practical,participation,solid waste management,municipality},
    abstract = {This study was a research and development study, aimed to 
  develop the learning process and improve the participation in community waste 
  management in Khongchai Pattana municipality, Kalasin province. The samples 
  comprised 92 households selected through a simple random-sampling method. This 
  study trailed participatory action research as a method for community participation 
  in waste management, conducted under four participatory frameworks including 
  decision making, practice, benefit gaining and evaluation. The research instruments 
  included questionnaires, group discussions organization and community meetings 
  and observation. The data was analyzed by mean <img src="http://docsdrive.com/images/medwelljournals/sscience/2012/img1-2k12-303-306.gif" width="26" height="18" align="absmiddle">, 
  Standard Deviation (SD) and t-test. The results showed that the learning process 
  and the participation in community waste management of the participants before 
  and after training, each was different after training the participation significantly 
  increased (p&lt;0.05) and the learning process in terms of knowledge, attitude 
  and practice in solid waste management also showed a significant increase (p&lt;0.05). 
  After the training program, the quantity of solid waste which significantly 
  less than before training (p&lt;0.05). Factors that contributed to the improvement 
  of participatory action and the learning process were having a strong community 
  leading team, access to information, social interaction morale of a group as 
  well as social networking. Other factors that interfered with the development 
  of the participation and the learning process were such as personnel limits 
  and budget.}
    }