Kolid Busamun.  1995.  Some Psycholgical Traits and Socio-Biological
Factors Effegting the Acceptance of Educational Policy Concerning
the Promotion of Thai Language Usage for Thai-Muslim Students in
Songkhla Province.  Dissertation,M.S. (Behavioral Science) Behavioral
Science Research Institute. 


               The research aimed to study the relationships between the
psychological traits and Thai Muslim students' admittance of education
policy in broaden the Thai language program. 
                The research' s main objectives were (1) to study the
relationship between the students' admittance education policy in broaden
the Thai Language program and the factors of Islamic socio-biological and
psychological traits of attitude towards using the Thai language;
self-motivation, future traits and social supports. (2) to search tor the factors
that well focast the Thai Muslim students' behavior in admitting the broaden
the Thai language policy. 
                The research target groups were sampling from the Thai Muslim
students at lower secondary schools of Songkhla Province with total of 400 
students; 223 males (55.80 %) and 
117 females (44.30 %). Students inhabiting in the high Mulsim community
(most people) are 144 males (57.00 %) and 86 females (43.00 %) and
students inhabiting in low Muslim community (less people) are 109 males
(54.50%) and 91 females (45.50 %). 
                Five catagories of studied variables were (1)
Socio-biological traits and backgrounds, sex, parents' education and
parents' occupations (2) school location and high or low Muslim
community (3) Islamic, religious faith and practice (4) paychological traits,
attitudes toward using the Thai language, self-motivotion, future traits and
social supports and (5) Admitted Behaviors in brooden the Thai language
program policy, awarness of its beneficiary and importance of knowledge,
and seaching for knowledge and practicing. Research tool was measurment
scales which consisted of six catagories, total of 15 items. 
                Various methods were used to analyse data (1) T-test (2)
Analysis of variance with 2 way Factorial Design (3) Stepwised Multiple
Regression Analysis. Data were analysed by groups and sub-groups of
school location. 
                The findings were as follows : 
                1) Socio-biological traits and its backgrounds were not effected to
the Thai Muslim students' admittimg education policy in broden the Thai
language. 
                 2) Four demensions of Psychological - traits were not related to
Muslims to admit education policy of broden the Thai language program
and also varied to attitudes and social supports factors 
                 3) Important predictable variables were social support factors,
students' attitudes and self-motivation. 
                According to the research findings, social supports and students'
attitude towards broaden the Thai language program were main supporting
factors to admit broaden the Thai language policy, therefore, institutions
concerned should develop these two psychological traits to encourage
students and communities to aware of the importance and beneficiary of
using the Thai language. 

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