Political Information Exposure, Knowledge and Political Participation of Rajamangala University of Technology’s students in BangkokUniversity of Technology Phra Nakhon

Abstract

This research is the quantitative research under which data are gathered from Rajamangala University of Technology’s students in Bangkok of 420 persons. Data analysis statistics are frequency, percentage, mean, sum and research question test by correlation statistics. The level of significance is .05. The results of the research are as follows: 1. Rajamangala University of Technology’s students in Bangkok conversed with friends mostly on the issue of political information and exposed political information via media of television receiver most to follow up political events and information including the matter that the students are knowledgeable on politics in high level which, in this respect, their knowledge on the duty of the people is in the highest level and their political participations are in the moderate level by having the participations in the activity of local level election voting most. 2. The media exposure for use in conversing information on political issue has negative relations with the knowledge on politics, current constitution, persons eligible for voting and knowledge relating to the right in the democratic system and the media exposure for use on the follow-ups of political events and information has negative relations with the knowledge on politics and current constitution, but, the relations with the knowledge on the political party, removal of the National Assembly Members and persons eligible for voting is positive. 3. The media exposure for use in conversing political information has the positive relations with the political participations, grouping for conservation and revival of traditions and customs, local wisdoms, etc., and the media exposure for use in the follow-ups of political events and information has the negative relations with the political participations, the participation to express opinions with the Advisory Council or other independent Organizations, participation in an activity, a meeting, an election campaign with a political party, a participation in the meeting, political campaign and movement and a support to a politician/political party.