PUBLIC WELFARE MANAGEMENT MODEL OF WAT PHANAN CHOENG WORAWIHAN ACCORDING TO THE SUPREME PATRIARCH’S INITIATIVES

Abstract

Objectives of this research were to study general conditions, the procedure and to present a suitable management model for the public welfare work of Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan according to the Supreme Patriarch’s initiatives. The research methodology was the mixed methods: The quantitative research, data were collected  by questionnaires from 202 samples who were people living around Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan by using the cluster random sampling. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test. The qualitative research, data were collected by in-depth interviewing 18 key informants. The data were analyzed by content descriptive interpretation.

Findings of research were found as following: 1. The sampling group of people had the opinions on the public welfare management, by overall, at high level (= 4.25, S.D.=0.540). 2. The sampling group of people had the opinions on the management by PDCA principle, by overall, at high level (= 4.37, S.D.= 0.471). 3. There were suitable management models as follows: 1) Planning: the project was planned in a step-by-step manner. There were the meetings with relevant departments to plan the project together. 2) Doing: the help  met the needs of the needed groups. 3) Checking: After the activities, problems and obstacles were discussed in order to solve by the next activity. 4) Action: work improvement. There was a solution to solve the direct problem that arose promptly. The problems solution came quickly.