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 Volume 10, Issue 11 (November 2023), Pages: 90-95

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 Original Research Paper

Development of a training manual: An application of king's science to forest conservation in Thailand

 Author(s): 

 Yanapat Chaloeisuk, Adisak Singseewo *, Sombat Appamaraka

 Affiliation(s):

 Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, Kham Riang, Thailand

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4633-2425

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.11.012

 Abstract

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a training manual for implementing king's science in forest resource conservation at Nong Khu and Na Dun national forest reservation sites, Na Kha Sub-district, Wapi Pathum District. The research engaged 30 community leaders from adjacent communities as participants. The methodology included a pre-and-post training assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward forest conservation. Research instruments comprised a training manual, guidelines for applying king's science in forest conservation, and an attitude test. Statistical analyses involved frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA for hypothesis testing. Key findings revealed a significant increase in knowledge and positive attitudes towards forest conservation post-training, evidenced by an efficiency rating of 85.42/81.80 and an effectiveness index of 0.6623, indicating a 66.23% improvement in villagers’ understanding of king's science application. Furthermore, post-test scores in both knowledge and attitudes significantly exceeded pre-test scores, confirming the training's impact.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 King's science, Forest reservation, Training manual, Attitudes

 Article history

 Received 23 February 2022, Received in revised form 19 May 2023, Accepted 30 October 2023

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Chaloeisuk Y, Singseewo A, and Appamaraka S (2023). Development of a training manual: An application of king's science to forest conservation in Thailand. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(11): 90-95

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