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Abstract

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The potential development of youth leaders in teenager pregnancy protection according to healthy city in Nongbualamphu

The purposes of this Participatory Action Research were 1) to analyze the desirable characteristics of youth leaders in teenager pregnancy protection according to healthy city in Nongbualamphu 2) to develop a model of potential development of youth leaders in teenager pregnancy protection. The target groups were 1) 30 of youth leaders, parents, local academic officers and Nongbualumphu working group officers and, 2) 40 participants of youth leaders. The instruments were in-depth interview schedules, focus group discussion guides, participant observation forms, workshop guides and the evaluation forms. Methodological and data triangulations were applied for data checking. Data was analyzed by content analysis.

The results were as follows :

1. The desirable characteristics of youth leaders in teenager pregnancy protection according to healthy city in Nongbualamphu signified 3 aspects as follows; 1) on attitude aspect comprised of the positive sex attitude, responsibility, friend love, volunteering mind, sacrifice, self-value and others 2) on knowledge aspect comprised of the knowledge of teenager pregnancy problems and causes, family planning, sex communication for teenager pregnancy protection and 3) on skill aspect comprised of assertion of teenager pregnancy protection, teenager pregnancy analysis, team work, compatibility and understanding in media use.

2. The model of potential development of youth leaders in teenager pregnancy protection stated the ideas of Peer Group Learning based on collaborative learning, empowerment and designating youth as the major roles. The main activities as 3 models, namely, 1) the potential development of youth leaders through research process, 2) potential development of youth leaders through training curriculum, and 3) potential development of youth leaders through networking of targeted areas.The evaluation results of the potential development of youth leaders stated that the youth leaders who participated in the continuous activities had the highest improvement on attitude aspect while the latter was knowledge and skill aspects respectively.