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Abstract The number of learning centers related to agriculture and environmental education is increasing in Thailand. However, there is little research on determining opinions about them. This study was carried out to determine student views about one of them. This study is a quantitative survey research. The students' views on Living Agricultural Learning Center (LALC) in Praibueng Wittayakom Sisaket Province are the characteristics sought to be determined in this research. Participants consisted of 391 students who were enrolled in Agriculture subject, second semester, school year 2021. Opinionnaire for LALC was used for data collection and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and t-test. As a whole, the students had a high level of opinions about the LALC ( =3.61). In other words, there were 4 dimensions found at a high level and only one dimension found at a moderate level as follows: Instructional Climate ( =3.95), Activity Facilities ( =3.86), Gaining Knowledge ( =3.80), Raising Awareness (  =3.66), and Relationships with the Community (  =2.77). It was determined that the students' views about LALC differ in favor of female students according to gender (t=-6.01, p<.01). In the OLALC sub-dimensions, it was determined that there was only a gender difference in the Instructional Climate and Relationships with the Community dimensions (p<.01), students' views about LALC do not differ according to educational attainment (p>.01), students' views about LALC do not differ according to achievement (p>.01). In the OLALC sub-dimensions, it was determined that there was a differentiation in favor of low success only in the Gaining Knowledge dimensions (p<.01). It was determined that the students' views about LALC do not differ according to their parents’ occupation (p>.01). In this research, the opinions of the students were taken with opinionnaire, but it can be recommended to conduct qualitative research using observations and interviews to obtain more in-depth information.

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