SAU Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities

Guidelines for Applying the Principles of Six Aspects of Self-Care to Designing a Brief Structure of Art Activities from the Art Therapy Approach to Promote Self-Reflection for Social Work Practitioners

Pipat Urakane — 2024-12-13

Abstract

The purpose of this review article is to present a brief structural design of an art activity with an art therapy approach that is based on the application of the six aspects of self-care to promote self-reflection to create awareness and develop self-care to create physical and mental well-being for social work practitioners who often help clients by neglecting to look after themselves; also it is an essential factor in enhancing readiness for works.

The result is this brief structure is divided into three phases, i.e., discovery, expansion, and application. The creation of steps is integrated with the principles of self-reflection and the art therapy approach. The discovery phase lays the foundation for a self-care mindset that uses the concepts of transformation and self-reflection to create awareness of a positive attitude toward seeing oneself. The expansion phase focuses on the orientation of the six aspects of self-care related to the practitioner's well-being that may be stressful. The phase combines self-compassion and personal goal-setting to create concrete self-improvement. The application phase adapts new ideas and perspectives to real-life practice through self-efficacy.

Art therapy approaches are integrated into the brief structure because they are creative, relaxing, and promote cognitive growth. All concepts in this brief structure can be combined favorably with art therapy. In addition, this brief structure was reviewed by two academic experts and two professional psychologists using the Delphi technique, approved for publication, and found no potential adverse effects. Facilitators, therapists, or counselors can integrate their knowledge and skills in creating activities within this brief structure.

Logistics and marketing packaging prototype for handwoven fabrics Indigo dye, Ban Dong E doi, Phaed Subdistrict, Kham Ta Kla District, Sakon Nakhon

Chadarporn Nabchid — 2024-12-13

Objectives of the research 1. To develop prototype packaging for logistics and marketing and 2. To assess satisfaction with the logistics and marketing packaging of handwoven fabric products from Ban Dong E Doi Group, Phaed Subdistrict, Kham Ta Kla District at Sakon Nakhon Province. The research combines both quantitative and qualitative aspects. The target group of this research consists of 50 members of the indigo-dyed handwoven fabric group, entrepreneurs, the general public, and stakeholders. The tools used in the study are questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and participatory observations. The obtained data was analyzed to find the mean and standard deviation.

The research results found that designed a logistics and marketing packaging prototype to create a good image modern and create value for indigo-dyed fabric products by using the fabric patterns of Ban Dong E Doi community to design a total of 3 structures and 2 graphics namely Dong E Doi pattern and Thong Kwao flower pattern. The three structures consist of 1. Uniqueness 2. Product protection and packaging and 3. facilitating and promoting distribution. The aspect of facilitating and promoting distribution has the highest level of satisfaction ( =4.36) while the standard deviation (S.D.= 0.68) aspect of product protection and packaging has the lowest level of satisfaction at a high level ( = 4.26) Standard deviation (S.D.= 0.75)

Factors Affecting Teaching Quality: Students' Perception, Xi'an Kedagaoxin University, Xi'an City, China

YAN LU — 2024-12-13

This research aimed to study factors affecting teaching quality: students' perception, Xi'an Kedagaoxin University, Xi'an, China. The study was quantitative research by using a questionnaire as the instrument for collecting data. The sample consists of 200 students from Xi'an Kedagaoxin University, selected using simple random and stratified sampling. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics in the forms of frequency distribution, percentage, and standard deviation. Moreover, to verify the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables Pearson's correlation analysis, and the hypothesis testing by multiple regression analysis.

The research results found that, the relationship between Motivation, Teaching Methods, Teaching Environment, and Learning Resources impact teaching quality at Xi’an Kedagaoxin University with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. The recommendations from the research are as follows: in terms of motivation, positive strategies and policies, and rewards should be used to increase motivation; in terms of teaching methods, a variety of teaching strategies should be used to stimulate student interest and participation; in terms of teaching environment, classroom infrastructure facilities and the psychological environment should be improved; and in terms of learning resources, learning media and various digital media should be improved.

Factors Influencing Organizational Commitment of Civil Servants in a Government Agency

Sasina Soontornpreuk — 2024-12-13

This study examines and compares the organizational commitment levels among civil servants working in a specific government agency, categorized by personal factors. Additionally, it aims to identify the factors affecting these civil servants' organizational commitment. The sample group consisted of 180 civil servants working in the government agency. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The statistics used in the research included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test for group comparisons, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis.

The study found that the overall level of organizational commitment among civil servants in a government agency was high. A comparison of organizational commitment based on personal factors revealed that civil servants of different genders, ages, marital statuses, and lengths of service showed no statistically significant differences in their organizational commitment. However, civil servants with different educational levels, average monthly incomes, and job positions demonstrated statistically significant differences in organizational commitment at the 0.01 level, accounting for 51.3% (R² = 0.513) of the variance. Furthermore, work characteristics factors were significantly related to the organizational commitment of civil servants in the government agency at the 0.01 level. Two key factors were identified: teamwork and job challenge. The job satisfaction of civil servants working in a government agency was found to have a significant correlation with organizational commitment, accounting for 63.6% (R² = 0.636) at a statistical significance level of 0.01. A single factor influences this correlation: the sense of being valued by the organization.