A PARTICIPATORY ADMINISTRATION MODEL ACCORDANCE TO APARIHANIYADHAMMA OF SUB-DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, SURIN PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this study were 1) to study the general conditions of the participatory administration of Sub-District Municipality, Surin Province; 2) to study the administration conceptual, theory and dhamma principle; 3) to propose the participatory administration model accordance to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality, Surin Province

            This study is a mixed research between a quantitative research and qualitative one. The quantitative study used a questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.933 for collecting data from 327 samples, viz., and the officer in Sub-District Municipality, Surin Province by stratified random sampling method. For the analysis of this information, the data were statistically analyzed using frequency, percentage, means, and standard deviation. The qualitative study used an in-depth interview for collecting data from 26 key informants and a focus group technique with 10 participants. By an in-depth interview using a purposive selection method. The content analysis was used for analyzing qualitative data.

            Findings of the study were as follows:

1. Regarding the general conditions of the participatory administration of Sub-District Municipality, Surin Province it found that overall in high level ( = 3.68, S.D. = 0.63), classified by aspects put in order  from high  to  low  as  the  following: the autonomy in the highest level (  =3.72, S.D. = 0.72), goal and objectives (  =3.70, S.D. =0.69), commitment (  =3.69, S.D. =0.75), and trust in the lowest (  =3.61, S.D. =0.76)
2. With respect to the study the administration conceptual, theory and dhamma principle found that the participative administration were 4 aspects: trust, commitment, goal and objectives, and autonomy integrated to aparihaniyadhamma 7 aspects: to hold regular and frequent meetings, to meet together in harmony, disperse in harmony, and do their business and duties in harmony, to introduce no revolutionary ordinance, or break up no established ordinance, to honor and respect the elders and deem them worthy of listening to, the women and girls are to dwell without being forced or abducted, to honor and worship art and culture, to provide the rightful protection, shelter and support for the Arahants and wish that the Arahants who have not come may enter the realm and those who have entered may dwell pleasantly therein.

            3) In respect of the participatory administration model accordance to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality, Surin Province it found that there existed 4 models: 1) the model of trust according to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality, 2) the model of commitment according to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality, 3) the model of goal and objectives according to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality, and 4) the model of autonomy according to aparihaniyadhamma of sub-district municipality. Each of model have 3 levels: individual level, performance level, and organization level: and 12 element, 1) knowledge and morals, 2) be in time, 3) public responsibility, 4) human relationship, 5) harmony, 6) based on principle and dhamma principle, 7) discipline and equal of life, 8) consensus, 9) the supremacy of righteousness, 10)  public conscious mind, 11) efficiency operating, 12) good governance principles.