This main objectives of this study are : i) to study the development of a program for the development of consciousness and participatory behaviors in waste management in accordance with Buddhist principles, Khlongluang Distinct, Pathumthani Province, ii) to study the experimental program on the development of consciousness and participatory behaviors in garbage management in accordance with the principle of 4Bhavana in the people of Khlonghok, Khlongluang District, Pathumthani Province, and iii) to study the presentation of the program on the development of consciousness and participatory behavior in waste management according to the principles of 4 Bhavana in the people of Khlonghok, KhlongLuang Distinct,Pathumthani Province.

                  The findings of this study were concluded as follows:

                  The qualitative study revealed that the development of consciousness and participatory behavior in garbage management in accordance with the Buddhist principles of ecology consisted of 8 steps: 1) the principles of the program; 2) the goals of the program; 3) the point; 4) the content of the program; 5) the duration of the program; 6) the selection of the fair; 7) the media and related equipment; and 8) evaluation of the program. The tool used as a focus group to create the program is the monk specialists inpreaching in Khlonghok. There were 12 experts were interviewed. Sixty participants were randomly selected for the study. The experimental group consisted of 30 persons / group and 30 control group / person. Data were collected from the monastery and measured once a month. Consciousness in waste management and waste management behavior. The collected data were analyzed by percentages, standard deviation, meanan t-test. The results of the quantitative research revealed that: 1) experimental group after training with program noted a significant difference in knowledge of garbage management and garbage management behavior before the experiment at the .05 level of confidence; 2) the experimental group after the training with program, there are more scores than the control group, statistically significant at the .05 level; 3) the experimental group after one month of training had a knowledge of the four aspects of garbage management and garbage management, statistically significant at the .05 level.

                  The results of the program showed that the program could be used to develop awareness and participation behavior in waste management, namely,1) the role of the monks in the community; 2) the principles of the prayer; 4) the development of the consciousness in the management of the garbage; 4) the development of the behavior in the community; Waste Management; 5) People; and 6) community / social waste management.

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