The purposes of this research were to study and compare the factors related to the timely or late graduation of students at the Rajamungala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (RMUTP). The sample consist~d of 290 students of the Rajamungala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The instruments used for collecting data were the 5 rating scales questionnaire. The reliability was 0.87. The data were analyzed by using SPSS for window. The statistics used were a -coefficients frequency percentage average mean t-test and Chi-square. The results were as follows: 1. Students background: The sampling group who timely graduated were mostly female studied in Faculty of Home Economics Technology and enrolled with high school certificate and got grade point average between 2.00-2.99. They were admitted through direct entrance examination. Their hometown was Bangkok and stayed with the parents who were together. The highest academic qualification ofthe parents was primary school. Most of the parents were venders. Their monthly income was over 15000 Baht. The parents were the financial supporters of the sampling group who mostly did not do part time jobs. Their grade point average was between 2.00-2.99. They went to the parents when they had problems. Students characteristic: The sampling group who timely graduated had learning problems about adjusting their learning style and not understanding the content taught. While the sampling group who untimely graduated had problems about health economics heedlessness from family members and learning problem on preparing special project and planning. Both groups had the same opinion toward teachers characteristic that the teachers paid a great attention on teaching. Most of the sampling group who timely. Graduated agreed that the teachers used easy to understand language. The sampling group who untimely graduated agreed that the teachers used the appropriate assessment method. For the opinion toward the learning environment most ofthesampling group who timely graduated agreed on the cleanliness of the registration process and the other group agreed on the sufficiency ofthe library to search for the information. 2. The factors related to the timely or late graduation of students show that sex faculty and grade point average (OPA) are correlated with both timely and late graduation (p< .01)

This thesis entitled Being Phuan in Contemporary Thai Society emphasized the aspeets of self-defining of the Phuan minority in Central Thailand an ethnic group migrating from Northern Laos two centuries ago perceived through the recognition and invention of Phuanness which has varied thoroughly up on different social contexts during the past several decades. It considered the existence of Phuanness in the contexts of the establishment and activities of the Phuan Association (Chomrom Thai-Phuan) the Phuans cultural revivals and the access of employing Phuanness to promote tourism business. There were many complicated aspects involved in the identification of Phuan people in Thailand during globalization period so the following questions were raised for a systematic analysis: (1) How could we understand the historical background and roots of the Phuan and their impacts on Phuan peoples self-identification today? (2) How were the Phuan peoples expression of their recognition and recall through cultural group formation characterized? (3) Under the tourism promotion and local cultural conservation phenomena that counted everything under the Contemporary Thainess umbrella and as a result transformed diversifying cultures into national commodities what were the identities of the Phuan and what were their positions in those phenomena? The analysis was based on both anthropological field data and library documents. The study of Phuans history showed that Phuan peoples self-identification existed in several forms which leaded to a difference in self-perception and self-connection of the Phuan based on sources of information. Nevertheless Phuans historical identities were linked to history of the state. Their historical backgrounds were occasionally selected for repeat to deepen the common understandings of the ethnic Phuans roots. But the Phuan in each area would choose the best set of history that fit them. The gatherings of Phuan people gave them an opportunity to express their common recognition and recall by organizing cultural events. Through these activities the Phuan could define their identities and choose to conserve and support what they have seen importance to them. The Phuan at present perceived their cultural root through the oral history and historiography complied under the Thai nation-state ideology. The variation ofPhuans culture history and cultural invention found among the Phuan groups in different parts ofThailand was explicable in the lights oflocal social contexts as well as ofthe ideal cultural and ethnic variation acceptable under the states political ideology. More recently the Phuanness expression has been sculptured and employed in the manner to promote Thai tourism.