THE ROLE OF MONKS IN PROMOTING THE MANAGEMENT OF SAVING GROUPS FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE IN SISAKET PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were to analyze the general condition, process, and to present the development of the monks’ roles. Methodology was the mixed methods; the qualitative research method collected data from 20 key informants by in-depth-interview and 10 participants in focus group discussion and analyzed data by content descriptive interpretation. The quantitative method collected data from 346 samples and analyzed data with frequency, percentiles, means and standard deviation.

The research findings were as follow; 1. The savings groups was  promoted on accounting management, documents and evidence of the savings group to be clear, current and verifiable using new technology to help the management of the savings group. 2. The process of promoting the group was to seek coalition in the establishment of a saving  group. There was a regulation, group rules to be regarded as a practice. There was an election of the Board of Directors of Truth Savings Group, conducting activities or promoting learning about morality with the readiness to bring about development or prosperity to the community and also apply the principle of morality to the role of learning and the role of moral promotion. 3. The roles of the monks consisted of roles in decision-making, planning, organizing, communicating, using influence to persuade,  coordination, and evaluation.