The Effect of Training Program on Art Crafts for the Elderly in Banbangkhae Social Welfare Development Center, Bangkok Metropolitan

Abstract

This research is a pre-experiment research of one-shot case study type. The objective is to study the effect of training program on Art crafts in Banbangkhae Social Welfare Development Center for the elderly. The target populations are 15 voluntarily elder persons residing in Banbangkhae Social Welfare Development Center, Sooksan Building, in 2010, who have been selected by the center officials. The Elders are in good physical health and able to participate in the activities. Tool used is a training program on Art crafts for the elderly consisting of Performance Skill Measurement Forms and Satisfaction Questionnaires. Data analysis is descriptive statistics. The results of the research are that: 1) Performance skill scores of the elderly are in a good level. 2) Their satisfactions to participate in the training on the aspects of the lecturer, date and time of the training, materials and equipments, activities, topics of training are in a high level.