Integrating Good Governance Principles To Promote Political Leadership Of Chiang Khan Subdistrict Municipality Executives Chiang Khan District Loei Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the level of political leadership of municipal administrators, 2) compare political leadership of municipal administrators classified by personal factors, and 3) propose the integration of good governance principles to promote political leadership of Chiang Khan Municipality administrators, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province by applying the principles of good governance. The mixed-method quantitative research used a sample of 297 re-spondents. The questionnaire was administered with a reliability of 0.09. Data were analyzed by finding the mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The F-value hypothesis test was also used. Qualitative research used in-depth interviews with 9 key informants. Data were analyzed by descriptive method.  

          The research results revealed that:

1) The level of political leadership of the executives of Chiang Khan Subdistrict Municipality, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, was found to be at a high level overall.

2) Comparing the political leadership of the executives of Chiang Khan Subdistrict Municipality, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, classified by personal factors, it was found that people with different genders, ages, education, and occupations had no different opinions on the political leadership of the executives, with a statistical significance level of 0.05, so the research hypothesis was rejected.

3) Integrating the principles of good governance to promote political leadership of the executives of Chiang Khan Subdistrict Municipality, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province by applying the principles of good governance found that (1) the principle of morality, clearly following ethics (2) the principle of sense of responsibility, correctly realizing one's duties 3) the principle of transparency, clearly disclosing information, and being able to verify 4) the principle of value for money, using resources efficiently 5) the principle of the rule of law, using the law fairly 6) the principle of participation, giving stakeholders an opportunity to express their opinions, make decisions