Library and Knowledge Park Management for Higher Education Students in Phitsanulok University

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to study the library and knowledge park management for higher education students and approach to the activities which interesting and encourages for self-learning.The purposive samples were 258 people from lecturers, students and population. The instruments were used Likert's five-level rating scale questionnaire, Cronbach's reliability coefficient (a = 0.85).The statistics used for the analyze data were percentage, mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D.). The results showed that 1. The overall management of library and knowledge park for students was at the high level ( = 4.06, S.D. = 0.82).  Consider each aspect also found at the high level too. The highest average score was the physical of knowledge park area ( = 4.26, S.D. = 0.81), followed by Service ( = 4.06, S.D. = 0.82), Management           ( = 4.04, S.D.= 0.83), Quality of library and knowledge park  ( = 4.02, S.D. = 0.84), respectively. The lowest average score was Knowledge activities ( =3.91, S.D. = 0.81). 2. The approach to the activities which interesting and encourages for self-learning by synthesized from research findings as follows: 1) Need to allow all library users take the opportunity to offer their ideas, participate, and co-plan to do engaging activities. 2) Need to organize variety of interesting activities in the park area to having fun, challenging for all to participates easily. 3) Need to appointed the committee to coordinate the experts' network to organize and creative activities.