Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the community development needs of people in Nongbon sub-district, Prakhonchai district, Buriram province in four aspests : economic development, infrastructure development, social development and natural resources and environment development The samples were 367 people, selected by the table of Krejcie and Morgan, and simple random sampling using the drawing slot techingue. The instrument used for data collection was a 3 part questionnaire : check list, 5-rating scale and open-ended form with the reliability of 0.8430. The statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results showed that:
1. The needs on community development of people in Nongbon sub-district, Prakonchai district, Buriram province in overall were at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect of social development was at a moderate level while the rest aspects were at a high level. The highest mean score was natural rasources and environment development, followed by infrastructure development while the lowest mean score was social development.
2. The additional opinions and recommendations were the water sources for agriculture need to develop, and the production of water supplies should be clean, followed by the roads for transportation should be adjusted, and the professional training after harvesting should be promoted as well as the markets for agricultural products should, respectively.