Leadership Development Model of the Low Ranking Army Wives Based on the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy.

Abstract

The objectives of this research aims to study relationship between the philosophy of sufficiency economy and the leadership development in low ranking army wives, and to create  a model and method for developing the leadership in low ranking army wives based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy. The samples used in this research were the low ranking army wives of the 5^th Special Forces Regiment, Don Keaw, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, totaling 33 persons. They were selected by purposive sampling method. The research tools of this study consisted of 2 important tools which were as follows. The first tool was a training handbook, which was an innovation using in training process. There were 5 major activities including self-potential improvement and self-recognition activity, learning activity to create family’s economy, walk learning on leadership route activity, good jobs and good project activity, and discussion to make a dream come true activity. The second tool for date collection was testing questionnaires before and after the training and a leadership evaluation form by observation. The statistical technique used to analyze the data was averages and percentages.

The result of this research found that the analysis of relationship between the philosophy of sufficiency economy and the leadership development could be lined to the characteristics of leadership in low ranking army wives based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy. There were 6 characteristics as follows. The first is striving in working process to be successful. The second was having vision, seeing future, ability to analyze a situation and impact from an environment, ability to adapt themselves following a context and ability to decide final objectives. The third was pursuing education in related topics and linking topics truly and deeply. The fourth was ability to integrate knowledge in several terms then preparing steps of an action plan and a second plan for supporting uncertainly factors and protecting a failure. The fifth was rationality, listening to other opinions and having a good human relationship with colleagues. The final characteristic is ability to create power that conducted to their successful. Furthermore the results from this research brought to get the leadership development model, which was based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy, and it was called “SECuL Model” (Sufficiency Economy, Curriculum, Leadership Model). This model began from studying the philosophy of sufficiency economy, the King’s human development principle and the result from community leader’s interview. After that, all of these data were summarized to get the concept of leadership development theory, human development and cooperation. Every concept was synthesized to be the curriculum and handbook for training the leadership development in low ranking army wives based on the philosophy of sufficiency economy which had purposes to encourage the leadership. From the model of developing the leadership in low ranking army wives had effect to them that everyone had increased their leadership. According to increased leadership, it affected the army wives to assemble groups for the development and solving their own problem.