Guidelines for the Appropriate Career Development of the Elderly in Makok Neau Sub-District Municipality, Phatthalung, Thailand

Abstract

The research on the guidelines for the appropriate career development of the elderly in Makok Neau Sub-district Municipality, Phatthalung Province, Thailand, is the qualitative and quantitative research. The target group for the qualitative research consists of 5 key informants selected by purposive sampling. For the quantitative research, the samples are 381 elderly persons. The research tools are the in-depth interview forms and questionnaires. The statistics used in the analysis include the content analysis and descriptive statistics composed of percentage, mean, and standard deviation. It was found that; 1. The readiness of government agencies for the career development in all aspects is in the low level. 2. The problems and obstacles in the career development of occupations in all aspects are found to be at low level. 3. There are legal problems related to the career development of occupation of the elderly. For example, the laws related to the career development of the elderly are available but there is no vocational training for the elderly. The integration among government agencies, private and local administrative organizations is lack. There is no policy or ordinance related to the participation of people in the career development. The laws or regulations do not empower the personnel of the municipality, etc. 5. The guidelines for the appropriate career development in the entire picture are found to be at low level.