ปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อความเข้มแข็งของชุมชน และการพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจชุมชน รอบวนอุทยานเขาหลวง เขตอำเภอโกรกพระ จังหวัดนครสวรรค์

Abstract

The objectives of this study is to study the factors that effect the community strength and the community economic development area Khao Luang  Forest Park: Krokphra District, NakhonSawan Province. This study employed the quantitative research methodologies. The questionnaires and interviews were used as research tools to collect data from 1,493 households in 15 villages from 4 Tambon. The researcher used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as the techniques to analyze the data. The results of this study revealed as follows:

          - The economic factors in terms of expenditure, including “cost, necessary expenditures and average expenditures per person in household” are factors that have a negative direct effect on the community strength.

          - The social factors, including “the number of the people in the household, non-smokers and people aged 6 and over do religious practice at least 1 time per   week” are factors that have a positive direct effect on the community strength.

          - The economic factors in terms of revenue and occupational factors do not  have a direct effect on the community strength.

          - The factors that have a direct effect on the community economic development, including the economic factors that is “cost and average revenue”, and the social factors that is “non-smokers”.

          Therefore, the community economic development in addition to generating revenue and reduce costs, it should pay more attention to the social factors.