The Relationship between Personal Character and Team work in Field work stage 2 (Collaborative Community Health Development Project) with Critical Thinking abilities of Community Public Health Students for Community Field Work. Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Khon Kaen, 2008

Abstract

           A descriptive research was conducted to study the relationship between personal character and team work in field work stage 2 (Collaborative Community Health Development Project) with critical thinking abilities of community public health student for community field work. Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Khon Kaen, 2008.. There were 108 samples who were collected by using questionnaires and testing. Standardized internal item reliability using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.90. Data analysis were performed by using descriptive statistics and investigated relationship by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Spearman Rank correlation coefficient and Chi-square test at 0.05 level of significance.

          The results were revealed that the level of working atmosphere about academic supervisor, community and field work was mostly ( = 4.21, sd=0.88, and = 4.32, sd=0.95 respectively). However, the overall of team work was most level( = 4.16, sd=0.80) .Mostly of critical thinking level was fair (58.33 per cent), and after that was poor level (2.78 percent )Monthly income was positive and low level relationship with critical thinking ability which were statistically significant (r=0.234; p value=0.015) Moreover, academic achievement (GPA) age and team work were positive and low level relationship with critical thinking ability but were statistically insignificance (r=0.102; p value=0.292, r=0.054; p value=0.592, r=0.170; p value=0.078 respectively) The relationship between sex and former experience of health working with critical thinking ability were insignificant (p=0.550 and p=0.561 respectively).