Author: Saiwaroon Boonkong
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-97-04
Year: 1998
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1998
Examination Committee: Darunee Tantiwiramanond (Chairperson); Reidar Dale, Pierre G. Walter (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to document and analyze the participation processes of women and men of Sakhlee Community in rural community-based development activities. The group activities studied are nine but of two categories: (1) those initiated by a group of concerned ‘ local p¢ople to cope with the problems generated by rapid urbanization and industrialization, a consequence of the state-guided economic development policies, and (2) those sponsored by the government for rural development. Based on the initial information collected through participant observation, informal groups discussion, and interview with key persons, a set of questionnaire was constructed for interviewing 165 (50%) villagers who were randomly sampled from the members of the community’s nine group activities. The data was statistically analyzed by using SPSS. Descriptive statistical tools were used to interpret the data. The socio-economic characteristics of the respondents are as follows. Seventy six percent of the respondents were over 3 6 with more women than men, and most were married. Half of the respondents, more women than men, had only primary education. Eighty five percent owned their living quarters, but only 62% owned the land they cultivate, and 10% had income from non-farm occupation. Only 4% had to rent land for both living and farming. For occupation, only one-third, more women than men, were agriculturists. The largest group of occupation was manual labor, almost one quarter, with equal number of men and women. About 20% of the respondents either had their own business or engaged in micro-scale entrepreneurs in the iuformal sector. While 13% were government officials, only 3% were private employees. Among the respondents were five housewives, one politician (woman), and four students (2 men, 2 women). Half of the respondents did not work for supplementary income. If needed, both men and women tended to depend on wage labor or agricultural work. Over half of the respondents reported to have the
Scholarship Donor(s): Royal Thai Government; NORAD
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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