Abstract
The purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about soil, water and forests conservation, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers using the environmental education training course on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand in soil, water and forest conservation before and after training of students having different genders and Grade Point Average (GPA). There were two sample used this research: one involved in the curriculum development consisting of 94 students in Environmental Education, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies Mahasarakham University enrolled in the course Environmental Education Training Curriculum in the first semester of the academic year 2018, and the other composed of 67 first-year students in Environmental Studies who were enrolled in the course Environmental Education in the second semester of the academic year 2018. Both groups were selected through the purposive sampling. The research instruments were Environmental Education Training Course in soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, knowledge test about soil, water and forest conservation, environmental ethics test and environmental volunteers test. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, including hypothesis testing using t-test, F-test One-Way MANOVA, One-Way MANCOVA, and Univariate Test. The results showed that: 1. The students’ average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers in the posttest was higher than the pretest statistical significance (p< .05). 2. There was significant different of average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ science of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students with different gender statistical (p< .05). 3. There was significant different of average score of knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama Ⅸ of Thailand, environmental ethics, and environmental volunteers between students with different Grade Point Average (GPA) statistical (p< .05).
Highlights
Natural resources are always essential for life and all human beings that bring natural resources that are widely utilized without limits
1) Students had knowledge about soil, water and forest conservation on the concept of The King Rama IX of Thailand, after the training was higher than before the training. This is the result of an environmental education training course based on the concept of The King Rama IX of Thailand in soil, water and forest conservation, it is an effective and efficient caused by the curriculum formatting to have complete content and consistent with specified objectives by applying on the concept of The King Rama IX of Thailand in the conservation of soil, water and forest resources as a tool to pass on knowledge to students which emphasizes the process of transferring knowledge using lecture techniques group discussion and asking and answering as a result, students had increased interest and knowledge after the training
Almost of the students had the highest score on forest resource knowledge followed by water resources and soil resources, respectively
Summary
Natural resources are always essential for life and all human beings that bring natural resources that are widely utilized without limits. It may result in a lack of natural resources in the future. Natural resources and environment are considered the origin of the four basic factors: food, clothing, housing, medicine. Such basic needs are the major cause for the decline in natural resources which is resulted from the increase in population and consumption behavior, and inadequate knowledge. The world is encountering environmental problems related to degradation natural resources, insufficient water resources, polluted water, and continuous degradation of forest resources. (Prayoon Wongchantra, 2010)
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