BUDDHISM AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION REFORM STRATEGIC PLAN STEERING OF SANGHA ORDER IN SARABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this article were to study general condition, components affecting the strategic plan and propose the Buddhism Affairs Administration reform strategic plan steering. Applying the mixed research methods: The qualitative research collected data from 22 key informants by in-depth-interviewing and 11 participants in focus group discussion and analyzed data by descriptive interpretation. The quantitative research collected data with questionnaires from 262 samples. The statistics used to analyze the data were Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard deviation, SD. Findings were as follows:1. Administrative monks pursued the administrative task of Sangha Order  to the success, understood their own organizations well enough and  engaged in self development regularly. 2. The components of reform steering were that administrative monks had to understand their own organizations well  in order to  formulate effective and efficient plans. Collaborating to drive strategic plan with the government and people 3. Strategic plan steering was to: 1) building the security for Buddhism, 2) internal administration improvement, 3) Buddhist way learning organization development and 4) there were enough resources for steering the Buddhism Affairs.