Guideline for Promotion of Political Participation of Women in Thasongkhon Sub-distric,Muang District,Mahasarakham Province

Abstract

          The objectives of the research were to 1)study the political participation of women, 2)analyze the factors that affect political participation of women and 3)present the guidelines for political participation promotion of women in Thasongkhon sub-district, Muang district, Mahasarakham province by using the management principles of Thawilwadee Burikul which consisted of 6 aspects. This research was a mixed-method research between quantitative research with the sample group of 372 people and qualitative research with the total number of 8 informants. The research instrument used in this research was a 5-level rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis, Stepwise-Multiple Regression Correlation Coefficient, and in-depth semi-structured interview and descriptive statistics were used in qualitative research.

          The research results were found that: 1. The political participation of women was found that, in overall and each aspects, it was rated at a moderate level. 2. The factors promoting political participation of women were found that factors influencing the promotion of political participation of women consisted of 3 main factors as follows: 1) Political interest factors 2) Election factors 3) Participation factors in meeting and listening to election campaign. 3. Guidelines for promoting political participation of women in Thasongkhon sub-district, Muang district, Mahasarakham province were as follows: They should get self-development and more learning about politics to help promote women to take part in political role and participation, women who had outstanding performance and political experience should come to help transfer knowledge to other women and the government agencies or local authorities should help publicize and inform political news, meeting and election campaign for understanding correctly and being ready to participate in political activities and help promote more political participation.