STRONG COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION OF SUBAN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, NASAN DISTRICT, SURAT THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560 emphasizes local administration in Article 249. Under Article 1 and Article 250, local administrative organizations have the duty and authority to oversee and organize public activities for the benefit of local people. Therefore, the use of Buddhist principles for strong community management in an integrated Buddhist way to develop strong communities leads to sustainable development in the future. This research aims to 1) Study the level of community management and the Saraniyadhamma principle level, 2) Study the relationship between the Saraniyadhamma principle and community management, and 3) Study the approach to strong community management of Khuan Suban Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Ban Na San District, Surat Thani Province. This research is a mixed-method research by collecting data from relevant documents and in-depth interviews with key informants. The study population is 373 people. Key informants are Buddhist scholars, public administration scholars, civil servants, and community leaders, totaling 12 people. The instrument used is a questionnaire/interview form with a questionnaire reliability of 0.987. Data analysis uses statistics, including mean, standard deviation, and correlation coefficient. The research results found that 1) The overall strong community administration is at a moderate level, ranked by the average value of religion, art, culture, society and economy. 2) The overall application of the Saraniyadhamma principles is at a high level. 3) The Saraniyadhamma principles and strong community administration have a high level of positive relationship, R = .859**. 4) The guidelines for applying the Saraniyadhamma principles in community administration have a good attitude, know how to share, and live a life according to the sufficiency economy.