ADMINISTRATION BASED ON GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF SANGHA AFFAIRS IN NAKHOM PHANOM PROVINCE

Abstract

            The objectives of this research were to study:1) The level of administration based on the principles of good governance and the administration of Sangha affairs. 2) The administration based on the principles of good governance affecting the administration of Sangha affairs. 3) The appropriate approaches to increase the efficiency of Sangha affairs administration were mixed research. The sample group consisted of Buddhist ecclesiastical official monks and the administrative sangha, churchwardens, personnel from the Office of Buddhism totaling 327 monks/persons using a stratified random sampling method and 15 key informants by purposive selection. The instruments used were the questionnaire and interview forms. The statistics for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, stepwise multiple regression, qualitative research by content analysis. The research findings were as follows: 1) The level of administration based on good governance principles was at a high level and the level of Sangha administration was at a moderate level. 2) The administration based on good governance principles affecting the Sangha administration had a high relationship with statistical significance at 0.05 level. The aspect with the most predictive power to the least was responsibility, virtue, and value respectively could jointly predict the administration of Sangha affairs at 68 percent, and 3) an appropriate approach to increase the efficiency of the Sangha administration in all 6 aspects as follows: (1) The aspect of administration by adhering to the principles of dharma and discipline. (2) Religious education developping personnel with religious abilities. 3) Dissemination with the readiness of personnel and technology. (4) Educational welfare by providing assistance to monks, novices and people to receive education. (5) Public facilities by adhering to the principles of good governance in the administration of temple development. (6) Public welfare promotion by helping temples, monks, novices and people.