The development of knowledge, attitude and participatory behaviors in solid waste management of students in Bangkhlapittayakom School, Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao Province
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The aims of this research were to determine 1) the level of solid waste knowledge development of student, 2) the level of attitude development towards participation in solid waste management, 3) the level of participatory behavior development in solid waste management and 4) the students’ opinions toward the workshop. The 102 students from Bangkhla Pittayakom school were tested by selecting a specific population. The tools used in the study consisted of three-colored waste sorting bins, a daily record of a garbage disposal, test of knowledge and understanding of solid waste management, attitude test for participation in solid waste management, test of participation behavior for solid waste management, and the questionnaire to measure the level of students' opinions on the workshop. The data were analyzed by content analysis, means, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test. The results revealed that the average scores of knowledge of students participated in waste management before and after the training were 8.42 and 15.49 points, which showed statistically significant difference at the level of 0.01. The percentage of waste separation correctly before the training of yellow bins, blue bins, and green bins were 45.88, 44.50, and 42.05, respectively. The percentage of waste separation correctly after the training of yellow bins, blue bins and green bins were 78.09, 74.27 and 72.29, respectively. The students’ attitudes toward solid waste management participation before and after the training were at moderate level and high level, respectively. Participatory behaviors of students toward solid waste management before and after the training were at sometimes level and all time level, respectively. Comparative statistics of the average scores before and after the training were 22.73 and 35.75, respectively, which showed statistically significant difference at the level of 0.01. The score of the students’ opinions toward the activity was at high level.
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