Abstract:
This study research is aimed to study the level of participation in community development of school teachers in Kang-Hang-Maeo District, Chanthaburi and the factors which affect their participation. A number of 199 school teacher in Kang-Hang-Maeo are answered to the estimated scale questionnaires. The statistical methods used for data analysis are average,percentage,frequency value,deviation,t-test, F-test and the test for odd difference of Scheffe. The results of this research are concluded as follows: 1) Being separated into 3 aspects, the level of participation in community development of school teachers in Kang-Hang-Maeo is in moderation. The analyses are classified as 3 aspects run from up to down. The first one is taking part in community process. The second is in knowledge and the last is in planning. 2) The factors affect those teachers from different participation in community development are: Sex, Age, Educational level, Time of work, Social support, The expectation of success. Those are main factors that cause the different ways to take part in community development but there is no difference in relationship between teachers and people in community to join together.