Publication: Participation of Mahidol University Students in Solid Waste Management : A Case Study of Salaya Campus Nakhon Pathom Province
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2020
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eng
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2350-983x
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Mahidol University
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Mahidol University
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Integrated Social Science Journal. Vol.7, No.2 (Jul-Dec 2020), 3-16
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Yanaporn Tharethian, Seree Woraphong Participation of Mahidol University Students in Solid Waste Management : A Case Study of Salaya Campus Nakhon Pathom Province. Integrated Social Science Journal. Vol.7, No.2 (Jul-Dec 2020), 3-16. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/62058
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Participation of Mahidol University Students in Solid Waste Management : A Case Study of Salaya Campus Nakhon Pathom Province
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Abstract
This research aimed to study the participation of Mahidol
University students in solid waste management. Factors influencing
students’ participation in solid ware management were investigated. The
problems, barriers, and suggestions towards participation in solid waste
management were also explored. Quantitative research method was
employed. The target population included 400 bachelor students in
Mahidol University. Questionnaire survey was applied as a tool to collect
data. The data was analyzed by using multiple regression, mean, and
standard deviation.
Most of the respondents were female (65.5%) and 19 years old
(63.3%). Some 64.2 percent of the respondents were from Nonthaburi,
Nakhon Pathom, Chonburi, Samutprakarn, and Nakhon Ratchasima
Province. Most of the respondents was Buddhist (98.8%) and was studying Sciences and Engineering (45.3%). The study result found that the
knowledge of respondents regarding solid waste management was
moderate (59.3%). The level of participation in solid waste management
was moderate (63.6%). The factors significantly related to participation in
solid waste management included sex (p-value = 0.05) and knowledge
(p-value = 0.01).
This research recommended to conduct future study by
surveying the areas of solid waste problems in order to place waste
containers in those areas. Separate waste containers should be provided
in the buildings and over the university. Since the knowledge of solid
waste management was moderate, the training on solid waste
management and biodegradable transformation process should be offered
to the students. The awareness towards solid waste should be raised. The
information on solid waste management should be disseminated
via info graphic poster. The content in info graphic should be easy to
understand in order to enhance effective solid waste management in
Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Nakhon Pathom Province.