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The purposes of this research were (1) to study the level of opinions
toward the provision of non-formal and informal education to promote lifelong
learning based on the basic education level of Non-Formal Education Curriculum,
B.E. 2551 of non-formal education teachers in Narathiwas province; and (2) to
compare the levels of opinions toward the provision of non-formal and informal
education to promote lifelong learning based on the basic education level of Non-
Formal Education Curriculum, B.E. 2551 of the non-formal education teachers
classified by gender, age, educational qualification, position, work experience in non-
formal education, and workplace.
The research sample consisted of 228 non-formal education teachers under
the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education Promotion in Narathiwas province.
A questionnaire was employed as the data collecting instrument. The data were
analyzed using the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test.
The research findings were as follows: (1) the non-formal education
teachers’ overall opinion toward the provision of non-formal education and informal
education to promote lifelong learning based on the basic education level of Non-
Formal Education Curriculum, B.E. 2551 was at the high level for all four aspects of
educational provision, namely, the curriculum aspect, the organizing of learning
activities aspect, the measurement and evaluation of learning outcomes aspect, and
the continuing education aspect; and (2) non-formal education teachers with different
genders, ages, positions, different educational qualifications and experiences in non-
formal education did not significantly differ in their levels of opinions toward the
provision of non-formal and informal education to promote lifelong learning based on
the basic education level of Non-Formal Education Curriculum; while the teachers
with workplaces differed significantly in their levels of opinions.