A model of life and professional skills based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy for sustainable development for youth

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Tongrak Jitbantao
Thospon Pongta
Suchart Leetagool
Phuripat Kaewsri

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The purpose of this research was to study the effect of a model of life and professional development on the basis of the philosophy of sufficiency economy for sustainable development for youth. The sample group consisted 200 youth aged 15 - 25 years, selected by purposive method. Research tools are: 1) Life and professional skills development course based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy for sustainable development, that was confirmed by 20 experts, 2) Life skills and professional test for youth, which was confirmed the validity by 3 experts. Statistics used for data analysis include: mean, standard deviation, one - way ANOVA Repeated Measurement and Least Significant Differences (LSD) pairwise comparisons. The research results found that the mean values of life skills and profession before the experiment was at a low level (M = 2.00), after the experiment and follow-up phase were at a high level (M = 4.06) and (M = 4.33), respectively. It indicated that the model improved the life skills and profession of youth. The life skills and profession of the young people were higher in the follow-up phase than the post-test that was higher than before the experiment with statistical significance at the .05 level.

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Jitbantao, T., Pongta , T. ., Leetagool, S. ., & Kaewsri, P. . (2023). A model of life and professional skills based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy for sustainable development for youth. Parichart Journal, 36(3), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.55164/pactj.v36i3.262932
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