Development of Training Program for Life Skills by Experiential Learning for Ethnic Youth in Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study life skills by experiential learning for ethnic youth in Chiang Rai Province.  The research population was 1,808 ethnic youths under the Office of Private Education in Chiang Rai. The sample group included 328 ethnic youth under the Office of Private Education in Chiang Rai. Using stratified random sampling set sample proportion by school district. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using frequencies, percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and one-way ANOVA. Instrument inspection method by searching for the conformity index (IOC), the IOC was 0.95 and the reliability has a confidence value of 0.89. The results of the study revealed that life skills by experiential learning for ethnic youth in Chiang Rai province were at the degree of high level for overall. And all aspects including cognitive skills, decision making skills and problem solving skills, communication and social skills, emotional control and stress management, and self-awareness were at the degree of high level. The results of hypothesis testing were also found that the differences of gender, education level, study plan and cumulative grade point average of ethnic youth had life skills by experiential learning differences significantly at level of .05.