THE MODEL OF WELFARE EDUCATION ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE MONKS IN THE SANGHA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 2

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the needs of the administrative monks in welfare education, 2) develop a model of welfare education based on Buddhist principles, and 3) evaluate the model of welfare education based on Buddhist principles of the administrative monks. This research was a mixed-methods research between quantitative and qualitative research. The research used a questionnaire with a sample group of 297 administrative monks in the Sangha Administration Area 2 and a target group of 15 people. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The qualitative research used interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The research results found that 1) The overall need for educational welfare of the administrative monks was 0.786. The first-ranked need was welfare education of the current Sangha, second-ranked educational welfare for the underprivileged, third-ranked educational welfare for schools, and fourth-ranked development of temples as centers of education to reduce and stop drug abuse and vices. 2) The model of welfare education based on Buddhist principles of the administrative monks in the Sangha administration area, Region 2, was a textual model consisting of principles, concepts, objectives, content, integration of the Four Brahmavihra (four divine states of mind), management processes, and expected results. 3) The results of the evaluation of the model of welfare education based on Buddhist principles of the administrative monks in the Sangha administration area, Region 2, were at a high level overall. When considering each aspect, the evaluation results were at a high level in all three aspects: usefulness, feasibility, and appropriateness, respectively.