THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BUDDHISM PROPAGATION POLICY IMPLEMENTED BY BUDDHIST MONKS IN NONTHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

          This study aimed to the effectiveness of the Buddhism propagation policy of monks in Nonthaburi Province, to the analyze factors affecting effectiveness of Buddhism propagation policy implemented by Buddhist monks in Nonthaburi province, and to examine obstacles and provide solutions for implementation of Buddhism propagation policy of Buddhist monks in Nonthaburi province. This mixed methods research applied both quantitative approach Data were collected from a sample of 248 missionary monks using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using multiple regression statistics and qualitative approach by using interview and focus group to collect data were analyzed by content analysis.

1. The effectiveness level of the Buddhism propagation policy of monks in Nonthaburi Province was at a high level ( = 3.78).


2. The results revealed that According to the analysis of factors affecting the effectiveness of Buddhism propagation policy implemented by the Buddhist monk in Nonthaburi province, the findings showed that performance appraisal system, personnel, teamwork, environment, leadership of administrators, budget, organizational structure, and clear objectives of the policy could be utilized to predict the effectiveness of the implementation of Buddhism propagation policy of Buddhist monks in Nonthaburi province at 84.50 percent as shown in an equation below.  = .396 + .133 (performance appraisal system) + .115 (personnel) + .160 (teamwork) + .150 (environment) + .098 (leadership of administrators) + .083 (budget) + .081 (organizational structure) + .083 (clear objectives of the policy)


3. Moreover, this paper indicated some obstacles to the implementation of Buddhism propagation policy of Buddhist monks in Nonthaburi province. These obstacles were insufficient personnel, unsystematic performance appraisal system, lack of control measure, and inadequate budget. Therefore, several solutions were provided as follows – additional personnel training should be arranged; teamwork system and performance appraisal system should be developed; propagation performance appraisal related to grant of priest’s title should be improved, and plan to raise common fund should be defined for the Buddhism propagation of the province