PEOPLE SATISFACTION TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 5 PRECEPTS VILLAGE PROJECT OF SANGHA IN PHOTHARAM DISTRICT, RATCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the satisfaction of the people towards the implementation of the 5 Precepts Village Project, 2) compare the opinions towards the satisfaction of the people towards the implementation of the 5 Precepts Village Project of the Sangha of Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province, classified by personal factors, and 3) study the problems, obstacles, and suggestions for the satisfaction of the people towards the implementation of the 5 Precepts Village Project. This research is a mixed-method research. The quantitative research used a questionnaire with a sample of 399 people. The data were analyzed by finding the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and testing the hypothesis by using t-test, F-test, and one-way analysis of variance. The qualitative research was conducted by interviewing 9 key informants. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The results of the research were as following: 1) The satisfaction of the people towards the implementation of the 5 Precepts Village Project of the Sangha of Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province was at a moderate level overall. When considering each aspect, there was a moderate level of satisfaction in 3 aspects: emotional, physical, and social, and the aspect with a low level of satisfaction was intellectual, respectively. 2) Comparison of opinions on public satisfaction with the implementation of the 5 Precepts Village Project of the Sangha of Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province, classified by personal factors, found that personal factors, namely age, had a statistically significant effect on public opinions on the overall satisfaction of the 5 Precepts Village Project at the 0.01 level. As for personal factors, namely gender, education, occupation, and income, had no effect on public opinions on the overall satisfaction of the 5 Precepts Village Project. 3) Problems, obstacles, and suggestions (1) Problems, obstacles, found that children and youth had problems with conflicts, the social and economic conditions caused people to have inconsistent emotional problems, lacked application of the sufficiency economy principle with appropriate Dhamma principles and ready to be applied to create tangible benefits, and the problem of children and youth having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder because they were addicted to games, which reduced intelligence. (2) Suggestions included: There should be a campaign to encourage people to use the 5 Precepts Village Project principles to develop their quality of life and prevent drug addiction. They should organize activities to promote their mental health by keeping the precepts and practicing meditation to keep up with the economic situation. They should support the application of the principles of Dhamma, which were appropriate and good, to apply the Sufficiency Economy to their way of life and proper occupations in a tangible way. They should also support the increase of their skills and knowledge by participating in training in intellectual development.