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Thesis Title Information Seeking and Use for Personal Safety and Security of
Teachers and Education Personnel : A Case Study of Bacho District,

Narathiwat Province.

Author Mr. Sanoosee Chema

Major Program Information Management
Academic Year 2014

ABSTRACT

The main objectives of this research were focused on two points. Firstly, to study the
information seeking behavior, evaluation and usage the information for personal safety and

security of teachers and educational personnel for dailyworking routine in Narathiwat province.

Secondly, to compare the information seeking behavior, evaluation and usage the information for
personal safety and security of teachers and educational personnel based on demographic

characteristics, circumstances and the purposes of information utilization. The data was collected

by using questionnaire to survey on 375 samples totally. The statistical analysis namely Mean, T-
Test and ANOVA were conducted in data analysis.

The results showed that 66.40% of the respondents were female, 93% were Muslimand

95.50% lived in three southern border provinces. Mostly, the respondents them were aged
between 30 -39 years and lower than 50 years (46.60% and 17.60%, respectively).They had

working experience between 6-10 years and lower than 6 years (17.60% and 34.50%,

respectively).81.66% of participants were teacher and 15.98% were education personnelsand only

2.37% were educational administrators. 33.43% of teachers andeducation personnelsworked in
schools located in Bacho Sub-district and 22.38% worked in Pa Luka Samoh Sub-district. There

were 47.16% of respondents worked in schoolslocated in risk-prone areas. The workplace and

accommodation of them located in risk-prone areas were 45.38%. The seeking and using the
information of this samples were 60.83% for working and daily routine, used for only working

19.72% and used foronly daily routine were 16.39%.

The comparison of this research revealed that teachers and educational personnel sought

the information through their colleagues at high level. The most frequently style of seeking
information for personal safety and security were sought information throughpersonal mediasuch