THE PUBLIC WELFARE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF DIBON TEMPLE, PHOTHARAM DISTRICT, RATCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the level of public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province, 2) to compare the action level towards the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province by classifying according to personal factors, and 3) to study problems, obstacles, and suggestions for the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province. The study was the mixed method research between quantitative and qualitative research. In term of quantitative research, it used the questionnaire as the tool to collect the data in the field study from 307 sample populations in Dibon community, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province. The data were analyzed through frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, one-way analysis of variance. In term of qualitative research, using the documentary analysis and interview as the tools to collect the data in the field study from 9 key informants and analyzed the data through the content analysis technique.The research results found that: 1) Public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province in overall, it was at a moderate level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest average was the aspect of supporting public property, public property places, and the aspect of helping people or all living creature was at a high level, while the aspect of conducting business to help and support was at a moderate level, and the aspect of helping and supporting the others affairs for the public benefit was at a moderate level. 2) Comparative results of the opinion towards the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province by classifying according to personal factors, it was found that age had an effect on the opinion on action level of the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province by classifying according to personal factors in overall was significantly different level at 0.05, while the personal factors, namely gender, education, occupation and income had no any effect on the action level of the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province in overall was not different. 3) Problems, obstacles, and suggestions for the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province included: the number of personnel working with government agencies and communities was not sufficient to meet the workload, there was a lack of good coordination with external public welfare agencies, social and economic problems were many and more complex. As well as the suggestions on the public welfare management techniques of Dibon Temple, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province include: increasing and recruiting personnel as well as enhancing skills and knowledge in performing sufficient and quality public welfare work, and should promote coordination and cooperation with government and private agencies (Bowon) to create a network of joint operations.