STRATEGY OF BUDDHISM CHARITY SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT, RATCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1. to study the general state to
Buddhism charity schools, Ratchaburi province, 2. to study the factors have the effects
on management for Buddhism charity schools, Ratchaburi province, and 3. to present
the strategy of Buddhism charity schools management, Ratchaburi province. This
research was the qualitative research through the field study from the monks in the
area of the outstanding community in Ratchaburi province from religious specialists
about the educational welfare of Sangha organization who got the license of Buddhism
charity schools, Ratchaburi province, director or manager of Buddhism charity schools,
staff of Buddhism charity schools, alumnus of Buddhism charity schools, the guardians
of students of strategy of Buddhism charity schools, and academicians from Buddhism
by choosing the specific group of suitable sampling group. For the in-depth interview
from 25 key informants was the structured interview as the tool for data collection and
focus group discussion for 10 monks/persons by recording the focus group discussion
as the tool for data collection and the data analysis used the content analysis
technique. The findings of this research as follows:
1. The general state to Buddhism charity schools found that (1) the working
process of Buddhism charity schools to have the hospitality of Sangha organization by
giving the educational welfare to the poor children and youths. (2) The Buddhism
charity schools focus on the quality of knowledge and mind and the behavior
according to Buddhist way. (3) The management of Buddhism charity schools in each
school had the content differences in each school. (4) The Buddhism charity
schools got the quality control for educational management by national education
assurance bureau and (5) The Buddhism charity schools has the high competition
with other schools at the present.
2. The factors have the effects on development for Buddhism charity
schools management, Ratchaburi province, found that (1) the harmony with every
agency; include personnel within school, Sangha organization, local governments
and community. (2) The management resources; include man, budget, materials
and management. (3) The social cost of the temple as the base; include the ability
to support budget and the faith of the people. (4) The curriculum standard ;
include the performance of the students is the ability to communicate, the ability
to think, the ability to solve problems, the ability to use life skills, and the ability to use technology. (5) The confidence of guardians; include the confidence toward the
ability to build a good and talented student.
3. The strategy of Buddhism charity schools management, Ratchaburi
province suitably and to match with the present situation, found that (1) The
relation between school and community is the strategy of participatory process
promotion of guardians, community and other organizations in educational
management and school development. (2) The teaching and curriculum, is the
strategy to develop the educational quality according to Buddhist way due to
fundamental education curriculum. (3) The student activities are the strategy for
moral development to students and create the consciousness for Thai citizen and
the world population in Buddhist way. (4) The personnel management is the
strategy for the project of skill development and teacher career experience and to
promote the incentives to work efficiently. (5) The place, building and materials
management is the strategy to develop the school as the learning organization. (6)
The general service is the strategy to develop the school service management to
support the quality and working standard.