This study aims to survey the demand of the sub district administrative staffs in Phitsanulok province for self-development about administrative knowledge. The result showed that the essential knowledge for administration in the sub district administration organization requested via staffs was divided into 7 aspects. Knowledge development in financial accounting and taxation computer management profession education public health and environment was in the high level requirement whereas they have a medium level need for marketing knowledge improvement. Computer and the Internet were the highest requests. The follow was the knowledge about waste management. The effective and proper methods for knowledge development should be two day workshop in weekday (Monday to Friday) and the most available time was daytime (08:00–16:00). The speakers should be the government or public organization rather than private sector. The most proper total budgets (including food drink and documents) for workshop ranged from 500–1000 baht.

The objective of this research was to study the factors affecting stress of elderly in Ban-Klong district amphur Muang Phitsanulok province. The 300 elderly in specific area was sampled by stratified sampling and questionnaire was used as a tool in this research. The result indicated the causes of stress could be classified into five factors. The first factor was personal problem such as aging health and injury and timeless. The financial status eg. higher living expense insufficient salary and lower allowance was ranked as the second factor. The third was family status for example death of spouse tribulation and family controversy. The social state – leadership – and environmental problem such as disaster was ranked as the fourth and the fifth respectively. However the stresses were relieved by watching TV seeing movies doing favourable hobbies making merit relaxing doing meditation and praying. Finally effectively management of stress resulted in better mental health and living with wellness.

The objectives of this study were 1) to design and develop woman’s work uniform for by using pleating technique and woven fabrics in Dok-Peeb pattern in Phitsanulok province 2) to explore the working women’ satisfactions towards the design and development of woman’s work uniform for by using pleating technique and woven fabrics in Dok-Peeb pattern in Phitsanulok province. The sample of this study was 250 working women from government agencies in Phitsanulok province. The research instrument was the questionnaire and 12 prototype sets of woman’s work uniform by using pleating technique consisting of dresses coats skirts and pants. In this study the method to distribute the questionnaire was non-specific. Data were analyzed using percentage mean and standard deviation. From the study it is found that most of the respondents are of above 45 years old married master-degree-graduated office women with average income of more than 35001 baht. Most of them had ever bought/worn fabric clothing with Dork Peep pattern. The reason for buying such cloths is “buy when they would like to”. The frequency of buying the cloth is”every month”. Furthermore the prices of their working cloths are around 500-1000 baht each. From the study of respondents’ satisfaction on the working-woman cloth it is found that the most satisfactory dress is that of the second kind more than the first and the third kind with the average score of 4.25 4.11 and 4.05 respectively. The most satisfactory coat is the coat of the third kind more than the second and the first kind with the average score of 4.16 3.97 and 3.85 respectively. For the skirts the most satisfactory one is of the first kind more than the third and the second kind with the average score of 4.20 4.17 and 4.15 respectively. Finally the most satisfactory trousers are of the third kind more than the second and the first kind with the average score of 4.28 4.17 and 4.15 respectively. Last but not least it is found that every kind of cloths has highly satisfactory responds.