การพัฒนาแนวปฏิบัติเกี่ยวกับกัญชาในโรงเรียนขยายโอกาสทางการศึกษาของกระทรวงศึกษาธิการของโรงเรียนในตำบลวังทอง อำเภอภักดีชุมพล จังหวัดชัยภูมิ

The Development of Guidelines Regarding Cannabis in the Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools under the Ministry of Education in Wang Thong Sub-district, Phakdee Chumphon District, Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

            The purpose of this research was to study the development of guidelines regarding cannabis in the educational opportunity expansion schools under the Ministry of Education in Wang Thong sub-district, Phakdee Chumphon district, Chaiyaphum province. Descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics using Paired t test, and also qualitative analysis which based on the concept of participatory planning process of action research were used to analyze data.

The results found that regarding the situation of marijuana use in schools, the students in grade 7-9 had a low level of knowledge, a high level of attitude, and a fair level of behavior. The development of guidelines includes: 1) setting the measures to monitor problems caused by the use of marijuana or hemp in schools; 2) trainings to provide knowledge linked to prevention and dangers of using marijuana or hemp; and 3) providing the public relations campaigns about the dangers of using marijuana or hemp. The results of operations according to the guidelines found that the target group had a high level of knowledge with a statistical significance level of 0.05 (t = -6.78) (p – value < 0.001), a high level of attitude with a statistical significance level of 0.05 (t = -2.610) (p – value < 0.013); and a fair level of behavior with a statistical significance level of 0.05 (t = -4.172) (p – value < 0.000). There were success factors including: 1) creating networks or partners to support the implementation of the guidelines regarding marijuana in the educational institutions of Ministry of Education in a strong manner; 2) providing correct knowledge and understanding about the dangers of marijuana or hemp to students; 3) participating in the implementation of the guidelines; and 4) continuous monitoring and coordinating the implementation of the guidelines. The results suggest that: 1) the educational institutions or schools must be aware of the importance of preventing marijuana use and continuous support for organizing various activities; 2) there should be continuous activity provision to prevent marijuana met the needs of students; 3) the relevant agencies should provide supports in preventing the use of marijuana in schools appropriate to the local context.