Knowledge and Attitude of India in Ubon Ratchathani University Staff

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the level of knowledge and attitude about India and studied requirements and interests about India in Ubon Ratchathani University Staff. Participants included 100 Ubon Ratchathani University Staff. The research tools were questionnaires which were quality tested by three experts (IOC= 0.99). A tool for knowledge of India had a Kuder Richardson test (KR-20) of 0.72, and a tool for an attitude of India had a Cronbrach’s alpha coefficient of 0.85. The research used descriptive-statistical analysis to find the percentage, mean, and SD, and data was compiled and classified systematically. Findings showed that most participants had a moderate level of knowledge of India at 74% (=14.36, S.D.=1.98), and a moderate level of attitude towards India at 70 % (=3.47, S.D.=0.43). Participants were required and interested of India about Indian food, Indian head massage, Ayurvedic medicine, Indian embroidery, yoga, cultural tourism of India, and Hindi.

Keywords

• india
• knowledge
• attitude