Student Participation in Public Mind Activities

Abstract

The research on student participation in public mind activities: a case study of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHS), Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU) aimed to study the level of student participation in public mind activities at FHS, SSRU, as well as to examine the issues surrounding student participation in these activities. The sample group for this study consisted of 280 students from FHS, SSRU. Data were collected using a questionnaire, and the statistical methods for data analysis included percentage (%), mean (x̄), and standard deviation (S.D.). The findings revealed that the majority of students were female (221, 78.90%) and male (59, 21.1%). The most common majors were Social Management Development (46 students, 16.4%), Geography and Geo-informatics (45 students, 16.1%), and Chinese (44 students, 15.7%). In terms of year of study, the largest group was fourth-year students (89, 31.8%), followed by freshmen (75, 26.8%) and second-year students (60, 21.4%). Overall, student participation in public mind activities at FHS, SSRU was at a high level. When considering each item, the highest average scores were found in activities related to observation (x̄ = 3.79, S.D. = 0.910), operation (x̄ = 3.78, S.D. = 0.889), and decision-making (x̄ = 3.77, S.D. = 0.969), in that order.