Creating a Role Model in Solid Waste Management Using Motivation for Community Leaders Participation in Samukeetum Community,Dankhuntod Municipality Dankhuntod District,Nakhonratchasima Province

Abstract

         This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the appropriate method for categorizing the type of useful and recyclable solid wastes. Purposive samples were 56 community leaders. The experimental group consisted of 30 community leaders from Dankhuntod Municipality Dankhuntod District and the comparative group was 26 community leaders from Nonthai Municipality Nonthai District, Nakhonrachasima Province. Research tools were (1) the knowledge-practice-participation questionnaires developed by the researchers which was derived from Boontham Kitpredaborisuit's concept. (2) The nine steps analysis of solid waste element, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; and (3) the applying Appreciation-Influence-Control technique (AIC) together with the applying motivational theory and community leaders participation in the creating role model in solid waste management program. The study duration was 8 weeks. Research data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pair t-test, and independent t-test.

Research findings revealed that after the ending program the level scores of knowledge, practice, and participation of the experimental group were higher than before as well as were significantly higher than the control group at p-value .05. Regarding the analysis of solid waste element, 7% reducing proportion of recycle solid waste and 18% reducing proportion of organic solid waste element were reported. The daily amounts of solid waste were average decreased 156.43 kilograms.

In conclusion, the applying AIC technique, motivational theory, and community leaders participation in the creating role model in solid waste management program was the appropriate method for categorizing the type of useful and recyclable solid wastes. Therefore, this method could be implemented in other communities.