THE PARTICIPATION OF THE SUBDISTRICT HEADMEN AND VILLAGE HEADMEN IN PROMOTING THE GOVERNANCE OF THE CHAIYAPHUM SANGHA

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the level of participation of
sub-district headmen and village headmen in promoting the governance of the Sangha
of Chaiyaphum Province; 2) to compare the participation of Sub-district headmen and
village headmen with the promotion of the Sangha governance in Chaiyaphum Province;
3) to Study the ways of participation of Sub-district headmen and village headmen in
promoting the governance of the Sangha in Chaiyaphum Province. This study was carried
out by means of the mixed method research.The samples of this study included 325
participants and 10 key informants, selected by purposive sampling. The method used
in the research was a closed-ended questionnaire and the closed-ended interview form.
The statistics used in this research were:Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation
and t-test.
The results of the research were as follows:
1)The participation level of Sub-district headmen and village headmen in promot
ing the governance of the Sangha of Chaiyaphum Provinceoverallwas at a high level.
2) The results of comparing the participation of Sub-district headmen and village
headmen in promoting the governance of the Sangha of Chaiyaphum Provincefound that
Sub-district headmen and village headmen with differences in sex, age, education, oc
cupation, monthly income participated in promoting the governance of the Sangha of
Chaiyaphum Province indifferently.
3) The results of the study on the ways of participation of Sub-district headmen
and village headmen in promoting the governance of the Sangha of Chaiyaphum
Province,from interviews, revealed that Sub-district headmen and village headmen should
maintain order,create happiness and solve problems for people,donate educational
materials to monks and novices, give scholarships,carry on the tradition, support educa
tion in schools and the Sangha,donate things,assist with facilities, take care of elderly
monks and establish a strong commitment to help the temple,pay attention to the op
eration seriously with consciousness, consider a plan of work and use the intelligence to
examine the pros and cons logically.