A Study of Perception and Attitude of Students in Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP) on 3D Policy- Based Activities

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate perception, attitude, and behavior ofRajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon undergraduate students on 3Dpolicy - based activity Participation and the relations among perception, attitude and behavior. 3D aspects include Decency, Democracy and Drug-free. The data werecollected through 400 RMUTP undergraduate students from nine faculties in 2010.Data analysis employed frequency, percentage, mean ( ), standard deviation (s.d.).Statistics used for hypothesis testing included t-Test; to compare between two variables, F-Test and One-way ANOVA; to compare more than two variables, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The results of study found that RMUTP students perceived news releases on 3 D policy of the university at the average level. In the meantime, their overall attitude towards 3D policy campaign was rated in average level. The attitude towards Decency was at high level and Democracy and Drug-free were considered average. The student participation in 3D –based activities was rated at high level when considered by individual and overall aspect. Hypothesis testing resulted as follows: 1. Students with different gender had different perception of 3D policy with a statistical significance at .05. However, there were no significant differences at .05 among students from different faculty. 2. Students with different gender and faculty had different attitude towards 3D policy with a statistical significance at .05 3. The participation behavior on 3D-based activities of students with different gender and faculty was different. 4. The perception of 3D policy new releases had a positive correlation with 3D- based activities participation behavior. 5. Attitude towards 3D policy of the university had a positive correlation with 3D- based activities participation behavior.