THE GUIDELINES FOR INTELLIGENT IMPROVING QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE A CASE OF BAN CHAN SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY IN UDON THANI, THAILAND

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study the quality of life of residents in Ban Chan Municipality, Udon Thani Province, 2) examine the relationships between factors associated with the quality of life of residents in Ban Chan Municipality, Udon Thani Province, 3) explore guidelines approaches for developing models to enhance the quality of life in various dimensions for residents in Ban Chan Municipality, Udon Thani Province. This research employed a quantitative research methodology. The sample consisted of 210 residents living in Ban Chan Municipality, Udon Thani Province. The research instrument used is a questionnaire. Statistical tools and data analysis  included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis. The findings revealed that the overall quality of life of residents in Ban Chan Municipality was at a high level based on the analysis of questionnaire responses using mean scores. When analyzed by dimension, the aspects ranked from highest to lowest were as follows: culture, recreation, social cohesion, personnel, public health, safety, infrastructure, environment, education, urban development policies, and occupational promotion. The factor with a moderate level was the economic aspect. The analysis of the relationships between factors associated with the quality of life indicated that the factors with strong correlations included : Environment and social cohesion, Personnel and safety, Infrastructure and social cohesion. and Public health and social cohesion.  These strongly correlated factors were analyzed to develop guidelines for improving the quality of life in various dimensions for residents in Ban Chan Municipality. The aspects that residents prioritized for development, ranked from highest to lowest, were economy, urban development policies, safety, environment, public health, occupational promotion, education, recreation, infrastructure, social cohesion, culture, and personnel.