Operational Effectiveness of the Sufficiency Economy Center Based on Iddhipāddham of Umong Subdistrict Municipality, Muang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province

Abstract

The research objectives are: 1) to study the level of public opinion on the operational effectiveness of the Sufficiency Economy Center of Umong Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang District, Lamphun Province, 2) to compare public opinions on the operational effectiveness of the center, classified by personal factors, and 3) to propose guidelines for increasing the operations effectiveness for the center based on  Buddhadhamama “ Iddhipāda 4”. The research methodology is a mixed method:1) quantitative research (a) using a questionnaire for data collecting, for sample group was 388 people, aged 18 years and over, in the Umong Municipality area, and analyzing data to find frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations, and analyzing T-test and F-test values by one-way analysis of variance (One-way ANOVA).   In the case of differences variance found, the pairwise comparison was tested by Least – Significant Different (LSD) method, and:  2) qualitative research: using In-depth interviews with 10 key informants and analyzing the data by descriptive content analysis and presenting by references to interviewee’s words.

The results found that:

1)The level of public opinions on the operational effectiveness based on Iddhipāda dhamma 4 of the Sufficiency Umong Sub-district Municipality Economy Center, Mueang District, Lamphun Province, in overall, was at a moderate level

1. The comparison of public opinions on the its effectiveness, overall, classified by gender, education level and income were not different; therefore, the research hypothesis was rejected, and the comparison of age and occupation were different, so that, research hypothesis was accepted,


2. The guidelines for enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Sufficiency Economy Center based on Iddhipādadhamma are 1) Chanda: creating love or will to support the operations of the Sufficiency Economy Center, 2) Viriya : providing constant support to create stability, 3)Citta: determining to support shared responsibility, 4) Vimaṁsā :considering and reviewing the results of the operations of the center.