Citizenship behaviors of youth in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Abstract

This is a descriptive research aimed to study citizenship behaviors of youth in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. Research questions include 1) How youth perform citizenship behaviors? 2) Do female and male youth perform citizenship behaviors differently? 3) Do pupil and student youth perform citizenship behaviors differently? Samples comprise 10 pupil/student affairs administrators, 90 youth leaders, 480 students, and 89 pupils in the first semester of academic year 2011. Research instruments comprise interview forms, evaluation forms, and questionnaires. Collected data are analyzed via descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, t-test at significant level .05. Results yield: 1) Youth perform citizenship behaviors once in a while, which respectively are respect of diversity, respect of rules-laws, respect the rights of others, social responsibility, respect principle of equity, and having liberty-independent. Therewith, youth have never significantly involved any social organizations. 2) Female and
male youth perform no differences of citizenship behaviors and both have never participated in social organizations. Hence, the female youth significantly show respect of rules-laws more than the male youth. 3) Pupil and student youth perform no differences, once in a while, of citizenship behaviors. Both have never significantly participated in social organizations. However, the pupil significantly shows having liberty-independent, respect of rules-laws, and social responsibility more than the student.